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Category Archives: Tax Foundation

More Information on Migration Out of Illinois

Posted on 01/06/2019 by Cal SkinnerJanuary 4, 2019
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Look what the Tax Foundation presents in its most recent email. It’s a good follow-up to yesterday’s article by the Illinois News Network. Where Did Americans Move in 2018? States compete in a variety of ways, including attracting residents, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois, Moving, New Jersey, Outmigration, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Tax Foundation | Leave a reply

Tax Foundation Analysis of House GOP Income Tax Bill

Posted on 11/04/2017 by Cal SkinnerNovember 4, 2017
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Here is what the Tax Foundation says about last week’s proposal: Details and Analysis of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act The House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would fundamentally reform the U.S. tax code for … Continue reading →

Posted in Income Tax, Tax Foundation | 3 Replies

Illinois Does Not Make the Bottom Ten on Business Climate

Posted on 10/26/2017 by Cal SkinnerOctober 26, 2017
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The Tax Foundation has releases its Business Climate Index and, amazingly enough, Illinois is not at the bottom end. Illinois ranks 29th. Details here. The 10 lowest ranked, or worst, states in this year’s Index are: Rhode Island Louisiana Maryland Connecticut Ohio … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Climate, Illinois, Tax Foundation | 3 Replies

What’s Happening to Federal Taxes

Posted on 09/27/2017 by Cal SkinnerSeptember 27, 2017
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The following email from The Tax Foundation is a good starting place to understanding what is going on in Washington on taxes: Today is a big day in tax reform. Minutes ago, a coalition of House, Senate, and Administration officials known … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Taxes, Tax Foundation | 12 Replies

Tax Foundation Looks at Effective Property Tax Rates

Posted on 09/24/2017 by Cal SkinnerSeptember 21, 2017
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The real estate tax figures released by the Tax Foundation this week are from 2014, but that’s the most recent data available. Presented, along with other information is the effective tax rate for each state. “This is the average amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Effective Tax Rate, Tax Foundation | 19 Replies

Illinois Ranks Number Three on Property Tax Burden

Posted on 03/15/2017 by Cal SkinnerMarch 14, 2017
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According to a Tax Foundation report, Illinois is not the highest property tax state in the nation. We come in third, behind New Jersey and New Hampshire. The average effective real estate tax rate (total real taxes paid divided by … Continue reading →

Posted in Effective Tax Rate, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Tax Foundation | 11 Replies

“One of the Reasons We Left Illinois”

Posted on 07/17/2015 by Cal SkinnerJuly 17, 2015
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A former McHenry County resident who still reads McHenry County Blog sent the following map prepared by the Tax Foundaton. The subject line on the email was One of the reasons we left Illinois … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax Foundation | 7 Replies

Looks Like Cigarette Taxes Going (Way) Up

Posted on 05/07/2010 by Cal SkinnerMay 7, 2010
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I don’t smoke. Never have. But hiking cigarette taxes a buck a pack strikes me as discrimination against a minority portion of the electorate. Even if it is phased in over two years. How will Illinois rank with other states … Continue reading →

Posted in Cigarette, Jim Tobin, National Taxpayers United of Illinois, NTU, NTU of Illinois, Tax, Tax Foundation, Tax Hike | Leave a reply
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