Mississippi tax overhaul appears headed to doom in Senate
A bill to overhaul Mississippi’s tax structure faces a critical deadline Tuesday in the state Senate, but it appears unlikely to survive despite a push from Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Analysis: Advocates split over Mississippi tax cut proposals
Policy groups are deeply divided over a proposal to phase out Mississippi’s personal income tax, with some saying the change could spur economic growth and others saying it could curtail funding for schools and other essential services.
Hosemann: Mississippi Senate will analyze House tax plan
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that the state Senate will thoroughly examine a House bill that proposes several significant changes in state tax rates.
Analysis: Mississippi leaders try big, quick tax changes
When then-Gov. William Winter wanted to make substantial changes to Mississippi’s education system in the early 1980s, he and his staff spent months building support for their proposals.
Bill to phase out state income tax, raise sales tax passes House
A bill that would phase out the state income tax in Mississippi and reduce sales tax on groceries, while raising the general sales taxes, is getting some pushback from local business owners and at least one local legislator who say it would seriously harm retailers.
Revenue officer: No sales tax on Mississippi lottery tickets
Mississippi is preparing to start a lottery in the next few months, and the state revenue commissioner says people will not have to pay sales tax to play the game of chance.
Aldermen approve tax to fund new park at Cornerstone
Starkville will send a resolution to state legislators requesting increases to their sales taxes to help fund a new tournament-ready park after the measure gained unanimous approval from aldermen.
CVB hopes possible special session will include restaurant tax
The fate of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau beyond the end of the year may depend on whether Gov. Phil Bryant calls a special session of the Legislature.
Sales tax revenue down across Golden Triangle
Sales tax revenues for May are down across the Golden Triangle, compared to last year’s revenues for the same month.
Retailers hope for certainty as Supreme Court hears tax case
Retailers are hoping for a resolution this year from the Supreme Court, which hears arguments Tuesday in a decades-old dispute: Whether companies must collect sales tax on items sold in a state where they don’t have a store or other building.
Sales tax down, 2-percent up in Columbus
Columbus’ sales tax collections are down slightly, but its 2-percent restaurant tax revenue is growing as local leaders bicker over how to renew it.
Sales tax collections mixed in area
The Golden Triangle’s three primary cities posted a mixed bag for sales tax results in May.
Months later, no decision on Mississippi online tax plan
Months after Mississippi’s top tax official proposed requiring large online sellers to collect taxes on internet sales, he still hasn’t enacted the rule.
Starkville records first dip in sales taxes for FY 17
Starkville recorded a 3.18 percent decline in sales tax receipts in February compared to last year’s mark, which represents the first downward trend for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
Sales tax falls year-over-year
Columbus took a sharp hit to sales tax revenue received from the Mississippi Department of revenue this month, but it may be a return to normal, rather than a cause for alarm.
Reeves kills bill to collect internet tax, earmark for roads
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that the Mississippi Senate will reject House legislation that would force retailers to collect taxes on internet sales and earmark the money for road and bridge work.
Sales tax figures mixed in region
Sales tax collections in the Golden Triangle are a mixed bag so far in the 2016-17 fiscal year.
Revenue boss says he’s fighting law by taxing internet sales
Some tax experts and conservative groups are questioning a proposed Mississippi regulation that would require large sellers to collect taxes on internet sales.
Bill on internet taxes advances to Mississippi Senate
The Mississippi House has removed a procedural hold on a bill to enforce tax collections on items sold over the internet.
Internet sales tax bill in limbo after initially passing
The Mississippi House could be on track to reverse itself and eventually kill a proposed internet sales tax.