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Advancing Georgia's 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day
The report offers recommendations to the 2010 Tax Reform Council that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia's needs, updating the system to reflect today's economy, and tying the system more closely to ability to pay.
Posted:
8/25/2010
Category:
Taxes,
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: Gov Vetoes Revenue Drains, but Signs Law to Raise Taxes on Poor
The General Assembly passed bills to raise $438 million and improve tax collections during the recent legislative session, but it continued to pass long-term tax cuts in this recession, disregarded other revenue proposals, and shifted taxes onto middle- and low-income Georgians. The governor vetoed a bill with the most costly tax breaks, but signed one that shifts taxes onto those earning the lowest 20 percent of incomes.
Posted:
7/26/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Press Statement: Revenue Increases Help Balance the Budget in the Short Term, but Tax Cuts Will Lead
If the governor vetoes House Bills 1023 and 1069, he will prevent revenue drains on future budgets. Despite record revenue declines, the General Assembly once again passed long-term tax cuts ($624 million a year when fully implemented), disregarded other revenue options, and shifted the cost of government services onto middle class and low-income Georgians. Changes to our tax structure should not be debated and decided in the final hour of legislative session.
Posted:
5/19/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes, Press Release
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010
The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term tax cuts during this Great Recession ($624 million a year), disregarded other revenue options, and shifted the cost of services onto the middle- and low- income. If the gov vetoes HBs 1023 and 1069, he will prevent revenue drains on future budgets and prevent shifting taxes onto Georgians earning the lowest 20% of incomes.
Posted:
5/17/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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House Bill 1198 Eliminates $21 Million in Tax Credits for 1 Million of the Poorest Georgians
This report documents the Senate's amendment to a house bill that raises taxes on the poorest during this recession, but leaves intact a credit for corporations. It includes a chart showing that low and middle-income Georgians already pay a higher portion of their income in taxes than wealthy Georgians.
Posted:
4/22/2010
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. However, they continued to pass long-term tax cuts ($380 million a year) and to disregard other tax options, such as reassessing existing tax exemptions.
Posted:
4/2/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Fact Sheet: Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010
Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed funds, benefit almost exclusively the very wealthiest members of society, and fail to promote economic growth in the manner their proponents claim.
Posted:
4/1/2010
Category:
taxes
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House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax
More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in credits. If legislators eliminate the refundable portion of the credit, they will be cutting the Low Income Tax Credit by two-thirds, lowering the total credits to low-income Georgians by $21.8 million, according to the fiscal note to the bill.
Posted:
3/25/2010
Category:
Taxes,
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State Budget Facts: Increasing the Tobacco Tax Brings Signficant Revenue, Prevents Cuts
Georgia’s Tobacco Revenue Is Likely to More Than Double if HB 39 Passes, Despite Declining Sales Without new revenues, Georgia is facing multi-billion dollar deficits in FY 2011 and FY 2012. The state is already experiencing deep cuts to essential services. Lawmakers Should Pass House Bill 39 as Part of a Balanced Approach to Addressing the Deficit.
Posted:
3/17/2010
Category:
Taxes,
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Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 Million
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in K-12 education alone, could have prevented the six furlough days and additional cuts to the education funding formula in the amended budget. Repealing it prevents the current inequitable decrease in the effective tax rate for Georgia taxpayers who itemize compared to those who do not.
Posted:
3/11/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Show Us the Money: Full Disclosure Needed on Tax Breaks
As Georgia decides how to respond to the current fiscal crisis, all sources of spending must be on the table.
Posted:
11/29/2004
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Tax Reform and Modernization in Georgia: The First Steps
This report discusses various tax changes that would help bring fairness, equity and adequacy to the current tax structure.
Posted:
2/7/2005
Category:
Taxes
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Analysis of HB 5: Sales Tax Holiday
Posted:
2/11/2005
Category:
Taxes
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Don't Tax and They Will Come? The Questionable Link Between Corp. Income Tax & Economic Development
This report looks at the link between state corporate incomes taxes and economic development. Research on the outcomes of connecting corporate income taxes and economic development does not offer support for the use of taxes as a tool for development.
Posted:
7/18/2005
Category:
Taxes
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The Truth About TABOR: What it Would Mean For Georgia
This report discusses the conceptual flaws of TABOR, the effects of TABOR in Colorado, tax and spending trends in Georgia, and the possible effects TABOR might have in Georgia.
Posted:
9/12/2005
Category:
Taxes
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Elimating the Property Tax for Education: Analysis of HR 58
This brief highlights tax policy issues concerning HR 58, and highlights alternative options for both reducing property taxes and increasing state funding for education.
Posted:
11/7/2005
Category:
Taxes
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Fair Taxes for Low-Income Working Families: A Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
This policy brief evaluates the need for a Georgia EITC and provides design and cost considerations.
Posted:
12/5/2005
Category:
Taxes, Family Economic Security
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Undocumented Immigrants in Georgia: Tax Contributions and Fiscal Concerns
This report estimates the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in Georgia.
Posted:
1/19/2006
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the Fiscal Impact: 2005 and 2006 Legislative Session Tax Bills
Posted:
4/6/2006
Category:
Taxes
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Doing Better: Fair and Adequate Tax Reform in Georgia
This report discusses and quantifies various tax reform options that would improve the fairness and adequacy of the Georgia Tax System.
Posted:
8/21/2006
Category:
Taxes
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A Look at the Property Tax
This report provides an overview of the property tax, with a cautionary tale from South Carolina's property tax reform experience.
Posted:
1/15/2008
Category:
Taxes
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A Place to Start Scaling Back on Tax Breaks: House Bill 100
In light of the over $2 billion revenue shortfall and the painful cuts to vital services, tax breaks - including the student scholarship organization tax credit - need to be scaled back. Why should tax credits that subsidize private school tuition be spared the chopping block when many state services that are proven cost savers are being scaled back?
Posted:
2/13/2009
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up The 2009 Fiscal Notes
The House of Representatives passed 16 tax break bills that would result in a revenue decline of $228 million in FY 2010 and $614 million in FY 2012, according to the official fiscal notes on the bills. The House of Representatives also passed 3 revenue-raising bills which would increase revenues by $315 million in FY 2010, $330 million in FY 2011, and $301 million in FY 2012.
Posted:
3/24/2009
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the 2009 Fiscal Notes: Tax Bills Passed by the House and Senate for Gov's Sig or Veto
If Governor Perdue signs all of the tax bills passed by the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, state revenues will decline by an additional $116 million in FY 2010 and more than $1 billion in FY 2012. Passed 16 tax cuts and 2 ways to raise revenue.
Posted:
4/17/2009
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the Fiscal Impact: 2005 and 2006 Legislative Session Tax Bills
Posted:
4/6/2006
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2008: Final Tax Bills After Governor's Vetoes
This policy brief quantifies the fiscal impact of all the tax bills passed by the General Assembly during the 2008 legislative session.
Posted:
5/23/2008
Category:
Taxes
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010
The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term tax cuts during this Great Recession ($624 million a year), disregarded other revenue options, and shifted the cost of services onto the middle- and low- income. If the gov vetoes HBs 1023 and 1069, he will prevent revenue drains on future budgets and prevent shifting taxes onto Georgians earning the lowest 20% of incomes.
Posted:
5/17/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: Gov Vetoes Revenue Drains, but Signs Law to Raise Taxes on Poor
The General Assembly passed bills to raise $438 million and improve tax collections during the recent legislative session, but it continued to pass long-term tax cuts in this recession, disregarded other revenue proposals, and shifted taxes onto middle- and low-income Georgians. The governor vetoed a bill with the most costly tax breaks, but signed one that shifts taxes onto those earning the lowest 20 percent of incomes.
Posted:
7/26/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. However, they continued to pass long-term tax cuts ($380 million a year) and to disregard other tax options, such as reassessing existing tax exemptions.
Posted:
4/2/2010
Category:
Budget, Taxes,
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes, 2007
This report highlights the final tax bills passed in 2007, after the Governor's vetoes.
Posted:
5/4/2007
Category:
Taxes
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