Lowe’s seeks $500K tax break from city on customer center
The home-improvement retail giant plans to hire 1,000 workers for the center at Intech Park on the northwest side. The jobs would pay an average hourly wage of about $16.
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Indiana blocks $78 million in wrongful tax refunds
The state Department of Revenue says a special investigations unit discovered more than 39,000 returns relying on identity theft to falsely claim $39 million.
Cardinal Health unit seeks tax breaks for local drug facility
A subsidiary of Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health Inc. is seeking tax breaks from the city of Indianapolis to help it open a $14.4 million local drug-production facility that would employ 85 workers by 2017.
Indiana universities face budget cuts if tax intake lags
Indiana's public universities could see their budgets cut another 2 percent if state tax collections continue trailing expectations, Gov. Mike Pence's budget director said Thursday.
State tax collections fall just below projections
The state brought in a total of $1.04 billion in July general fund revenue, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the December 2013 state revenue forecast.
Walgreen turns down inversion, to keep HQ in U.S.
The nation's largest drugstore chain said it will no longer pursue an overseas reorganization that would have trimmed the amount of U.S. taxes it pays.
Obama wants limits on U.S. company mergers abroad
President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded "economic patriotism" from U.S. corporations that use legal means to avoid U.S. taxes through overseas mergers.
Court nixes Obamacare subsidies for Indiana, 35 other states
The Obamacare tax credits that brought nearly $400 million to Indiana this year to help Hoosiers buy health insurance could go away after a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday they were illegal.
Report: Carmel panel may face TIF shortfall but can pay debts
New financial projections suggest the Carmel Redevelopment Commission will have enough annual revenue to pay its debts for the next 15 years before dipping into reserves. But property taxes from the city’s two-dozen TIF districts could fall more than $1 million short as soon as next year.
UPDATE: Indiana surplus tops $2B after spending cuts
The cash reserves for Indiana's state government grew to more than $2 billion after spending cuts by most state agencies and a reduction in state funding for higher education.
Government made $100B in improper payments in 2013
By its own estimate, the U.S. government made about $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them.
Ex-Center Township trustee official charged with theft
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged former CFO Alan S. Mizen, 59, of Zionsville with theft and embezzlement of federal program funds. If found guilty, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
Pence seeks review to simplify Indiana tax code
Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday he wants to review Indiana's tax code to simplify it and promote economic development. His comments came at the Tax Competitiveness and Simplification Conference, which culled general ideas for tax reform from a mix of national and state tax experts.
Pence hosts conservatives for Indiana tax summit
The governor is hosting a group of state and national tax experts to consider ways to overhaul the state’s tax code.
Obama says U.S. should provide paid maternity leave
The president is touting paid maternity in the midst of a midterm election campaign focused on women voters, without describing the details of how he would fund such a system.
Interactive Intelligence seeks city tax breaks for expansion
Indianapolis is considering nearly $2.6 million in tax breaks over 10 years as an incentive for Interactive Intelligence’s planned $28 million investment.
Court: School districts can’t charge for bus rides
The Indiana Court of Appeals says a Marion County school district acted unconstitutionally when it indirectly charged fees for students to ride buses to school.
Southwest Ohio gamblers spending less in Indiana
An analysis found that gamblers for the first time are spending more at the Cincinnati casino and two racinos in the region than in neighboring southeast Indiana.
States could be expanding wealth gap with tax policies
Politicians in Indiana and other states hope tax cuts for businesses will boost their economies, but those and other moves could be contributing to the income gap limiting growth in U.S. consumer spending.
State plans conference to examine tax structure
More than 200 local and national tax professionals and policy makers will participate in the Indiana Competitiveness and Simplification Conference on June 24 at the Indiana Government Center.