taxes

Koby Levin discusses how people who lost their homes to tax foreclosure in Wayne County have a chance to recoup money the county made on the homes at auction.

Michigan residents could see a slight income tax cut under a bill that advanced out of the state House Finance Committee Tuesday.The bill would lower the tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%. That’s what it was in 2023, when a law requiring an automatic tax cut when state revenue meets certain benchmarks was triggered.

A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would lower the state’s income tax rate by a fraction of a percent, from 4.25% to 4.05%.It’s a callback to a couple years ago. That’s when strong state revenue triggered a law that temporarily lowered the tax rate in 2023.

Today, we talk about things to think about as Michigan contemplates changes with minimum wages for tipped workers. Also, writer Michael Spradlin on adapting the political run-up to the Third Reich into a story young people can grasp. Plus: chef Abra Berens has ideas about what to do with the insanely prolific bounteous harvest of Michigan fruit available at your grocery or farmers’ market.

Working families are urged to file their federal and state income tax returns to access the recently expanded 30% tax credit, aimed at alleviating financial burdens for eligible families.

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Michigan income tax cut triggered this year by high revenue say they plan to appeal a court’s decision to dismiss the case.The plaintiffs, which include some business groups and Republican state lawmakers, argue a 2015 state law that created the income tax cut mechanism meant for any reductions to carry forward permanently.

The Michigan Senate adopted a tax proposal Thursday along party lines and amid arguments over who most deserves a break.

Today, a look at the Michigan's laws that allowed the suspected MSU gunman to own a firearm. Then, we heard about an effort to map out Malcolm X's life in Lansing. Plus, a conversation about a recent study that found Black Americans are more likely to be audited by the IRS. We ended with a breakdown of Governor Whitmer's proposed plan for free preschool.

The state Court of Appeals says Michigan homeowners can still claim an exemption against paying school taxes even if they have a roommate.

After hours of deal making, Michigan House Democrats got their tax plan through the chamber today.