Report: Tribes key in renewable energy development

Payroll tax talks focus on budget cuts, fees

Published: January 16, 2012
Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, payroll, Payroll Tax, Social Security, tax

Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge employers higher premiums for federal pension guarantees.

POMMER: Anti-tax song has familiar ring

Published: July 22, 2011
Tags: tax, taxes

Taxes and death are supposed to be inevitable. Modern medicine has allowed some people to postpone death, but we always have been trying to get the best tax deal possible.

State tax caps trap local governments

Published: April 7, 2011
Tags: Gov. Scott Walker, Mark Burkhart, tax, tax caps, tax revenues

Muncie, IN — First, the state of Indiana put a limit on how much money Mark Burkhart and his colleagues in the state’s school districts could raise with local taxes. Then the state informed them they’d be getting a smaller check from the state.

Senate race centers on Social Security

Published: October 1, 2010
Tags: democrat, election, George W. Bush, Paul Ryan, Pommer, Ponzi scheme, Republican, retirement, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, Social Security, tax, U.S. Senate

By Matt Pommer Republican Ron Johnson says most people now in their 20s, 30s and 40s don’t expect Social Security to be around when they retire. Johnson has been riding the Social Security issue in his bid to oust Democrat Russ Feingold from the U.S. Senate. Johnson is seeking senior citizen votes by claiming Social [...]

Equipment industry presses for tax benefit extension

Published: July 16, 2010
Tags: Association of Equipment Manufacturers, bonus depreciation, Congress, economy, equipment, purchase, recovery, Riley Construction, stimulus, tax

By Caley Clinton An extension to a federal tax benefit for equipment purchases could kill the market urgency the measure was designed to create. The bonus depreciation law, which was in effect during the 2008 and 2009 tax years and could be reinstated for 2010, lets companies write off equipment purchases more quickly to encourage [...]

Vacant lots drain developers’ budgets (UPDATE)

Published: June 18, 2010
Tags: Amie Trupke, assessment, condo, condominiums, developer, Pacific, Pat Kirk, Rick Stadelman, Saddle Ridge Corp., tax, taxes, Tom Larson, town of Pacific, Wisconsin Supreme Court

By Sean Ryan Developers holding vacant land approved for condo construction will pay for the privilege after the town of Pacific successfully defended taxing the properties. The Saddle Ridge Corp., a Portage-based developer, challenged the Columbia County town’s ability to tax 41 properties on which the company was approved to develop, but had not yet [...]

Racine weighs risk of luring developers

Published: May 27, 2010
Tags: Brian O'Connell, development, Engel, Key Bridge Group, Racine, Racine County, redevelopment, Stansil, tax, tax-incremental financing, TIF
Comments: 1

By Sean Ryan There are no guarantees Racine will turn a profit, or even break even, if the city borrows $14.2 million to drum up redevelopment of a riverside property. Risky though it may be, the concept is on the table as city officials search for roughly $4 million for streets, sewer and cleanup work [...]

Editorial cartoon

Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: carbon, cartoon, tax, tolls

Bill would study Minnesota-Wisconsin tax deal

Published: April 19, 2010
Tags: Doyle, reciprocity, tax, Taxes Committee

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Wisconsin tax deal scrapped last year by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will get another look. The Minnesota House Taxes Committee hears a bill Monday that would require the two states’ revenue departments to study income tax reciprocity. Minnesota and Wisconsin had a deal that allowed taxpayers who worked in [...]