Taxes

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

Cleveland State University tax expert, Debby Geier, weighs in on House Bill 1, which would create a flat income tax among other changes.

Have you filed your tax return? The 2023 deadline is Tuesday, April 18. Most taxpayers are getting hundreds of dollars less in refunds than they did last year.

Cuyahoga County's economy has changed. Nonprofit medical institutions now dominate in a county where manufacturing was once king. Now some are asking, "Who pays property taxes when your economy is dominated by tax-exempt nonprofits?"

The bill includes money for port modernization, freight rail, waterway transportation, highways and airports.

The nonprofit law firm alleges the state is not properly crediting taxpayers' accounts for money taken out of their paychecks, leading to double taxation.

A listener asked why people should have to pay taxes in their company's home city, even if the workers themselves have been telecommuting in a different city.

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The revenue from the tax could be put toward programs but should not be used to offset budget shortfalls, the study's author says.

The Cuyahoga County Library is asking voters for more money this November, to help cover increasing operating costs. It’s the first time the library has asked for an additional levy in more than a decade. The levy would be a permanent 1-mill increase for Cuyahoga County residents, in addition to the continuing 2.5-mill levy the library currently receives. The funds would go toward general operations, as well as improvements to security and facilities.