Tagged: taxes

Fronteras
9:50 am
Mon July 16, 2012

Zombies and the Tax Code

Credit Rampant
Zombies

In a law review article, ASU professor Adam Chodorow warns that the state and the nation are ill prepared for a zombie apocalypse.

It's not the public health issues that concern Chodorow.

It's that the nation's tax laws are woefully inadequate to deal with the undead.

And part of the problem is that there's no consensus of when someone is truly dead. Even Arizona law is not very specific, saying only that a determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

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KNAU and Arizona News
3:55 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

AZ Congressional GOP Opposes President's Middle Class Tax Cut

Republicans say Arizona businesses will suffer if President Obama is allowed to increase taxes on wealthier Americans.

"The president is on the campaign trail this week calling on Congress to let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for individuals making more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year. Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl says the president’s plan would just prolong this lingering bad economy and cause further layoffs in Arizona.

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State Capitol News
9:06 am
Thu April 19, 2012

AZ Senate Approves Continued Tax Credits for Film Industry

Credit Howard Fischer / Capital Media Services
Senator Ron Gould (left)

State senators voted Wednesday to resurrect a program giving generous tax credits to movie and TV producers who come here to make their shows.

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State Capitol News
9:09 am
Thu March 1, 2012

Governor Brewer Signs Private School Tax Credit Bill

Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Wednesday to allow individuals to divert more money they would otherwise owe the state to instead help children attend private and parochial schools.

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State Capitol News
11:12 am
Tue January 24, 2012

House Ways and Means Committee Votes to Curb Tax Increases

The House Ways and Means Committee voted Monday to keep inflation from taking a bigger chunk of your tax dollar. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

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