City of Ocean Springs approves 2022-23 financial budget
A public hearing was held tonight in Ocean Springs regarding the city’s financial plan for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The hearing was held at city hall and the…
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Public hearing in Ocean Springs to discuss city’s financial plan
Tonight, there will be a public hearing in Ocean Springs regarding the city’s financial plan for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. More specifically, they’ll be talking about…
Mississippi leaders spar over tax cuts as deadlines approach
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House leaders offered a revised proposal Wednesday to phase out the state income tax, sending it to Senate leaders as legislators approach big deadlines to set taxes and spending. The new…
Mississippi Senate panel: Reduce income tax, don’t erase it
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would reduce the state income tax. It is one of two dueling proposals to change the tax structure in one of the poorest states in the…
Filing taxes safely and correctly ahead of the April 18th deadline
The Internal Revenue Service kicked off the 2022 tax filing season Monday. They are sending an urgent reminder to taxpayers to take extra precaution this…
Tax season begins today
Starting today, the Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting individual income tax returns, but the IRS is still facing a significant backlog from last year due to the ongoing pandemic. The agency…
Community Action of South Mississippi offering free tax prep services
It’s almost tax season and to help those who need assistance, Community Action of South Mississippi Vita offices will open the week of January 24th to…
AARP Foundation looking for volunteers to help seniors with taxes
AARP is looking for some helping hearts to assist seniors in our area for tax season. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offering free tax assistance to those…
Volunteers needed to help seniors with taxes
AARP is looking for some helping hearts to assist seniors in our area for tax season. With us in studio this morning we have AARP Tax Counselor Vicki Bolden…
Harrison County Chancery Clerks Office opens self-payment tax kiosks
The Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office announced the purchase of seven Ion Business Concepts self-serve payment kiosk machines for collecting taxes in the chancery clerk’s office. These…
Project could help needy Mississippi families hold onto land
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit law firm announced a new project Thursday to help low-income Mississippi families hold onto inherited land, an effort that advocates say would build wealth and preserve biological diversity by promoting…
Reflecting on a busy tax season
This year’s tax filing deadline has come and gone and now local tax experts on the Coast are reflecting on a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. At Sue Richardson Accounting in Gulfport, they say the days…
Deadline for 2020 tax return filings is May 17th
COVID-19’s effects have been far-reaching, even stretching into Uncle Sam’s territory, and by that, we mean taxes and the way we file them. There will be some major changes in filing your 2020 tax return this year…
Filing your 2020 tax returns with Mercy Housing in Gulfport
Just 45 days left to go as the clock ticks down to the April 15th deadline to file your 2020 tax returns. The sooner the better, especially considering the likely next round of stimulus money that may…
Mississippi House votes to overhaul several state taxes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has voted to phase out most of the state's personal income tax, cut the grocery tax in half and increase many other taxes. House…
IRS now accepting tax returns
Not only is it the season of love with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, but as of today, it’s officially the season of tax filing. That’s right, February 12th marks the first day the IRS begins accepting and processing…
Mercy Housing offering free tax preparation services
Filing taxes can be a real headache, but we have some good news for those of you who live here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. News 25’s Toni Miles shows us one local nonprofit that’s providing free…
Jackson County Civic Action Committee offering free tax prep to those making $57,000 or less
Tax season is right around the corner, and the Jackson County Civic Action Committee is ready to help people file their returns. Anyone who makes $57,000 or less may take advantage of the Jackson County CAC’s VITA program. The first…
Mississippi accountants answer frequently asked questions about filing for the upcoming tax season
NORTH, Miss (WCBI)- It’s tax season again, and this year many people have a new challenge when it comes to filing a return. From unemployment to stimulus checks to working from home, local accountants want to make sure their clients are on the right track. It’s that time of year again as people plan to […]
Tick, tock: Mississippi's tax filing deadline is Wednesday
Procrastinators are facing a deadline to file their 2019 Mississippi income tax returns. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state extended its filing deadline from April 15 until July 15. That is this Wednesday. That is the same new deadline…
IRS provides last-minute tips for last-minute filers
WASHINGTON — With the July 15 tax-filing deadline − postponed from April 15 – only a few days away, the IRS is reminding taxpayers who have yet to file their tax returns that IRS.gov has tools and services to help…
IRS: July 15 tax payment deadline approaching; Plan on scheduling multiple payments now
WASHINGTON ― As the 2019 tax filing and payment deadline approaches, the IRS reminds taxpayers and businesses that 2019 income tax liabilities as well as postponed April 15 and June 15, 2020 estimated tax payments are due July 15, 2020. …
Mississippi delays income tax filing deadline until July 15
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — For the second time this year, Mississippi is delaying the deadline to file state income tax returns. The state Department of Revenue said Wednesday that July 15 is the new deadline for individual, corporate, franchise and…
IRS extends more tax deadlines to cover individuals, trusts, estates corporations and others
WASHINGTON — To help taxpayers, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced today that Notice 2020-23 extends additional key tax deadlines for individuals and businesses. Last month, the IRS announced that taxpayers generally have until July 15, 2020,…