State Income Tax

A budget plan moving through the House of Delegates calls for an income tax increase of less than half the size of the hike passed by the Senate last week and would spare taxpayers who make less than $100,000. A House committee approved amendments...

Dan Rodricks turned his editorial fire on me for standing up against income tax increases passed by the state Senate that would hit nearly all Marylanders in this sluggish economy ("Maybe Bobby Zirkin should be a Republican," March 20). Mr. Rodricks seems...

Douglas Oberhelman is the most outspoken business leader in Illinois. As CEO of Peoria-based Caterpillar, he has placed himself — and the issue of Illinois' fiscal crisis — centerstage through a series of sharp-tongued op-eds bemoaning the...

Disinclined as we may be to pity the plight of those making more than $500,000 a year, the state Senate, in its attempt to raise more revenue from such top earners, has gone too far. The Senate has adopted a plan that appears to be unique among the 50...

The Maryland Senate launches what is expected to be at least a three-day marathon today as it takes up the state budget for next year -- including its response to Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for an increase in income taxes. Senators will begin debating...

If you think you need help preparing your taxes, several South Florida groups offer free assistance, Tthe IRS also can help you find a free group at 800-906-9887. Some people will be able to get free help with their income taxes at the Boynton Beach...

Maryland's Senate took a philosophical turn to the left Wednesday night and approved a new "millionaire's tax" for anyone earning over $500,000 as they gave their initial nod to the state spending plan. The Senate is set to come back for final approval...

The state Senate approved a package of tax increases Thursday that would affect almost every Marylander in order to close a gap in the state's $35 billion spending plan. The vote on taxes was 26-20, with eight Democrats breaking ranks and voting red. The...

Former State Senate Democrat leader Robert Mellow, of Lackawanna County, has been charged by the federal government with Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and filing a false income tax return.  The 70 year old  Mellow was a member of the Pennsylvania...

The state Senate voted Thursday to significantly raise taxes on Marylanders earning half a million dollars or more — prompting complaints that liberals were bent on launching class warfare in the state. The Senate's vote to adopt what is being...

Senators from Baltimore and the state's largest counties reacted with dismay Tuesday as the General Assembly's chief policy analyst laid out the details of what has been dubbed "the doomsday budget." Warren Deschenaux walked the Senate Budget and...

A state board revised down estimates on tax revenues for this year and the next, projecting that Maryland would be tens of millions short both years mostly on expectations that income tax receipts will be off.  Maryland's Board of Revenue Estimates...