taxes

Lawmakers debate sales tax option

Christine Scalora and Joseph Moore and Nebraska News Service — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:06 +0000

LINCOLN -- State senators debated an amendment to a bill Thursday that would roll back to 1.5 percent the optional sales tax local communities can levy.

Iowa Gov. Branstad seeks support for property tax plan

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:49:50 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says that without passage of his property tax plan, residents could see big increases to their tax bills. But a Democratic lawmaker questions the argument.

Lawmakers look to rebuild Nebraska's cash reserve fund

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:49 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers who dug into Nebraska's cash reserve at the height of the recession are now looking to rebuild the state's rainy-day fund.

Study prompts delay in legislative proposals on taxes

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:10:01 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal to study Nebraska's tax system has prompted lawmakers to delay action on tax proposals.

Electronic tax filing recommended this season

Katie Schubert — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:29:58 +0000

88 percent of Nebraska taxpayers filed their taxes online last year.

Omaha lawmaker details proposal for tax modernization committee

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:23:11 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A key lawmaker in Nebraska's tax debate has released new details about a proposal to create a tax-modernization committee.

Heineman asks lawmakers to pull tax cut legislation

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:47:27 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman has asked the Legislature's tax-policy committee to kill both of his tax-reform proposals so lawmakers can start a new, inclusive discussion over Nebraska's tax climate.

Iowa Senate Democrats propose commercial property tax cut plan

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:48:22 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing a plan for reducing commercial property taxes that they say would help small businesses more than Governor Terry Branstad's tax proposal.

Branstad talks jobs, education reform during Council Bluffs visit

Katie Schubert — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:47:38 +0000

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says property tax relief, education reform, and job creation are at the top of his list for the 2013 legislative session.

Groups prepare for debate on tax plan

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:01 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A veterans' group has endorsed Gov. Dave Heineman's plan to eliminate Nebraska's corporate and individual income taxes, but opposition is mounting from business groups.