Taxes, revenue, and liquor: Frierson provides an update
Herb Frierson, the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, joined The Gallo Show on Tuesday morning to provide an update on the state’s current revenue situation....
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State could receive $134M a year from internet sales tax
by Alex Paton
Mississippians will soon start seeing another tax when they go to checkout online. After the supreme court ruled that states have the ability to collect sales...
Featured Tobacco tax dies in House committee
by Alex Paton
While the use of tobacco products remains the number one cause of preventable death in Mississippi, a broadly supported policy to create a $1.50 per...
Featured Cigarette tax may rise to $1.50
by Alex Paton
A pack of cigarettes in a Mississippi gas station costs around $5.00, but legislators are looking at a bill that would increase the taxes on cigarettes...
MS legislators look to increase tobacco tax
by Alex Paton
Legislators in Mississippi are looking at putting a greater tax on Cigarettes and Tobacco. “The proponents of this want tobacco to be used less and...
Internet sales tax bill could be up for more discussion
by Sarah Ulmer
Rep. Jason White said that the Senate has invited conference for HB 480, the internet sales tax bill. This comes after it was killed by...
Businessman gets prison time for not filing taxes
by Sarah Ulmer
GULFPORT- A Mississippi man has received a 12 month prison sentence for not filing his individual income taxes in 2009. ...
Internet sales tax could restore roads and bridges
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON- A proposed bill to apply an internet sales tax to online purchases could help fix Mississippi roads and bridges. ...
Pres. Obama’s Budget: Mississippi Senators Say Republicans Will Have a Better Plan
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Washington, D.C. is a partisan world when it comes to making policies that shape the way your government operates. Another indication that political in-fighting...
Your College Savings Plan: Obama Drops Plans to End Tax Exemptions for 529s Like MACS
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Saving for your child’s college education is expensive and some parents have chosen programs that draw interest, like the Miss. Affordable College Savings (MACS)....