sales tax

The first real tax debate of the second special session happened Thursday in Ways and Means. After hours of discussion, visibly drained and irritated…

Louisiana’s House of Representatives is still sharply divided over how to fix the fiscal cliff. The House was finally set to vote on tax and budget bills…

Members of the House Ways and Means committee got right to work on Tuesday, looking at possible ways to increase revenue, as the state faces a budget…

A new fiscal year started this past weekend, so this might be a good time for a basic review. Let’s call it “Budget 101”.We’ll start with state income –…

The Sales Tax Streamlining Commission is nearly ready to release their recommendations on which sales tax exclusions and exemptions should stay and which…

Shortfalls, streamlining, tax reform – as Louisiana’s budget problems continue to dominate discussions at the capitol, now would be a good time for a…

If you’ve done some online shopping since the calendar flipped to 2017, you may have noticed your total at checkout was higher than expected.“If you live…

Yesterday, we heard about tax reform from state Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson, who says, “We want every taxpayer treated fairly. We don’t want a…

Facing a Thursday due date for their report, the Tax Structure Task Force is working daily this week, sorting through options and preparing to vote on…

The full House completed their budget-balancing exercise Friday, leaving few completely pleased with the outcome.But, as Minden Rep. Gene Reynolds said,…