Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Targeted Fix to Income Tax Package Can Deliver Georgians a Win March 8, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Analysis of potential revision to House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income tax proposal with three sound tax policy reforms alongside one serious shortcoming. On the plus side, the current bill proposes to boost families with a new Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), close an outdated loophole and […] Read more » Income Tax tax breaks
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Wesley Tharpe Fact Sheet: Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax Downside February 28, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Analysis of Substitute Version of House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Updated March 8, 2017 Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income tax proposal that contains a mix of positive reforms and measures that raise significant concerns. Some aspects of the bill including a new Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and modest increases to […] Read more » Income Tax revenue tax breaks
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Income Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax Downside February 21, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Bill Analysis: House Bill 329 (LC 43 0564) – Updated February 27, 2017 Members of the Georgia House are set to consider a large income tax proposal that contains a mix of positive reforms and measures that raise significant concerns. Some aspects of the bill offer benefits to working class Georgia families, while others could […] Read more » EITC Income Tax revenue tax breaks
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice A Georgia Work Credit Can Help Families Put Food on the Table September 22, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe On any given day in Georgia, hundreds of working families walk through the doors of nonprofit food banks in our communities. A young mom earning minimum wage as a cashier who can’t afford child care if she wants enough money left for groceries. A single dad who lost a well-paying construction job in the recession […] Read more » EITC tax breaks wages Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Basics Georgia’s 2017 fiscal year is July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and the total budget available to the state is $43.7 billion. That includes $23.7 billion in state funding, $13.7 billion in federal funding and $6.3 billion in other funds. The state budget outlines Georgia’s priorities, how it plans to spend money […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Budget Primer FY2017 Income Tax revenue tax breaks
GBPI In The News Studio plans keep coming despite doubts July 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Another week, another proposed movie studio in metro Atlanta. Read more. Read more » economy tax breaks tax-credits Wesley Tharpe
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
GBPI In The News Georgia back-to-school tax holiday kicks off July 31, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia’s statewide back-to-schoolﾠsales tax holidayﾠkicked off Friday and over the course of the two-day period, state officials said, shoppers were expected to save tens of millions of dollars. Read more. Read more » tax breaks Tax Holiday Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Report calls for end to popular back-to-school tax holiday July 31, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin There are politically unpopular stands, and then there’s a call to end the back-to-school sales-tax holiday going on right now. Read more. Read more » tax breaks Tax Holiday Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Lawmakers acknowledge its hard to mend problems with tax breaks February 21, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Call them tax incentives, exclusions, loopholes, carve-outs or breaks, but there are nearly 200 exceptions in Georgia tax law that individuals and corporations can claim, according to the 2016 state Tax Expenditure Report. Read more. Read more » tax breaks tax-credits Wesley Tharpe
