Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Supreme Court’s Online Sales Tax Decision Provides Georgia a Welcome Boost June 28, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decision this month that puts brick-and-mortar businesses on a more level playing field with online retailers and offers Georgia lawmakers a chance to better meet the needs of the state’s people and communities. The decision could lead to a somewhat sizable influx of sales tax revenue for both the […] Read more » HB 61 online sales tax Sales Tax State Budget State Taxes Supreme Court
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers Slash Income Taxes, Approve Miscellaneous Tax Changes May 15, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Session Recap 2018 Georgia legislators and Gov. Nathan Deal approved 11 tax measures during the 2018 legislative session that will affect state revenues in coming years. Ten bills with immediate revenue implications will cost an estimated $862 million over the next five years, compared to Georgia’s past collections. This cost […] Read more » Budget & Taxes general-assembly HB 918 Income Tax Legislature Sales Tax tax breaks
GBPI In The News Senate gives final approval to Super Bowl, back-to-school tax breaks March 26, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a tax break on future Super Bowl tickets and back-to-school purchases this summer. Read more. Read more » Back to School Budget & Taxes Sales Tax tax breaks taxes
Blog Wesley Tharpe Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians August 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians Posted by Wesley Tharpe The thousands of Georgians who will head to shopping centers this weekend for the two-day sales tax holiday on back-to-school items will be getting much less than they bargained for. Despite all the media coverage of excited families stocking-up and elected officials patting themselves on the back for the politically popular […] Read more » Sales Tax Tax Holiday Wesley Tharpe