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Taxpayers have until midnight tonight to file. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.
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There is just one week to go before the April 15th tax deadline hits. Qualified Washtenaw County residents can access free tax preparation assistance from trained professionals. The amount of credits and refunds some are receiving are proving to be life changing. Megan Thibus from the United Way for Southeastern Michigan discusses the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in a conversation with WEMU's David Fair.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that last year’s state income tax rate reduction is temporary. Rick Pluta reports.
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State officials say they plan on mailing out checks in February to Michigan households that claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit on this year’s filings. Colin Jackson has more.
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A petition campaign seeking to eliminate property taxes in Michigan was dealt a setback Monday by a state elections board. The campaign says it may skip that step and start collecting signatures anyway. Rick Pluta reports.
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That’s the impact of Washtenaw County’s nonprofit arts + cultural organizations, according to the recently released national study from Americans for the Arts. Sarah Miller, president of Destination Ann Arbor, meets up with Deb Polich, host of WEMU’s "creative:impact". They discuss the findings and the ripple effect on our local economy, jobs, merchants, taxes and quality of life.
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A group including Michigan state lawmakers and business interests is suing over the state’s handling of this year’s surplus-driven income tax cut. Colin Jackson has more.
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Proposed changes to several of Michigan’s administrative rules relating to sales and use tax collection cleared a final hurdle Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Legislature returns to Lansing today with plans to finalize the new state budget for the coming fiscal year. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Roughly 700,000 low-income families in Michigan that claim the earned income tax credit could get checks in the mail later this year. The state Senate adopted a bill Thursday to fix a problem created by a political fight between Republicans and Democrats. We have more from Rick Pluta.