Tag: collections
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FLOST proposal could add penny to sales taxes
Upcoming vote by Cedartown City Commission likely determines if Floating Local Option Sales Tax goes before voters this year for start to 2026 collections Will the cities and the county come to an agreement on a new sales tax being proposed for the November ballot? That’s a question that will be answered Monday night as…
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County Commission moves ahead with getting SPLOST on ballot
Polk County Commissioners voted on two items on Tuesday evening to go forward with getting an extension of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) on the ballot this coming November. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement and a resolution calling for a special election for the purpose of the SPLOST going…
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Plans underway for SPLOST 2026 to go onto November ballot
Time to secure more votes if extension of penny sales tax fails Every purchase made in Polk County comes with a penny sales tax attached to it, and if local officials get the support of voters, those pennies will be collected through 2032 and fund a variety of projects in the future. Managers and the…
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Delay in filing deadlines sends Georgia tax revenues soaring
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Georgia tax collections soared 52.4% last month compared to April of last year, a huge increase attributed more to changes in state tax filing deadlines than a burst…
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Delay in processing of returns sends Georgia tax collections soaring
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Georgia’s net tax collections soared last month due to a large decrease in taxpayer refunds, the state Department of Revenue reported Wednesday. The state agency brought in…