Recognizing that government can't pay the bill for long - term care, federal and a growing number of
state tax codes now offer tax incentives to encourage Americans to take personal responsibility for their future long - term care needs.
Not exact matches
Now, governors and
state legislators are considering how to adjust their own
tax codes to shield residents from paying more or, in some cases, whether to apply any of the unexpected revenue windfall to other priorities instead.
It remains unclear what will be voted on since a plan to reshape the
state's
tax code remains very much up in the air, but specific numbers are on the negotiating table right
now.
«We're going to look at the
state tax code both in substance and in form,» Cuomo said last month, «and look for ways to both redesign our
state code in response to this federal assault, and we're in the process of that
now.»
«We're going to look at the
state tax code both in substance and in form,» Cuomo said, «and look for ways to both redesign our
state code in response to this federal assault, and we're in the process of that
now.»
«We definitely need a much fairer
tax code in New York
state because right
now the major challenge in New York
state is how we're going to pay for our schools, our water systems, our infrastructure and just basic services the
state is providing,» said Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action and a
state co-chair of the Working Families Party.
So
now Cuomo wants to change the
state tax code so wealthy residents can continue those deductions.
Half of the
states now have either a school - voucher program or a similar initiative that uses the
tax code to subsidize the opportunity to attend a private school, according to EdChoice.
Consider the 529 college savings plan, an increasingly popular way to save for higher - education expenses, which have more than tripled over the past two decades — with annual costs (for tuition and fees, and room and board) of more than $ 45,000 per year for the average private four - year college.1 Named after the section of the
tax code that authorized them, 529 plans (also known as qualified tuition plans) are
now offered in almost every
state.