METCALFE — The Internal Revenue Service and the town of Metcalfe have agreed on a monthly payment plan to erase a tax debt.
The Delta Democrat Times reports the board of aldermen approved a repayment plan this week of $350 a month.
Officials said the town didn’t pay taxes on town employees for 10 years from 1999-2009. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 9,2012
Tags: bills, elections, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, partisanship, political advertisements, Politics, state government, tax increases, taxes
JACKSON — Democratic bitterness over Republican campaign tactics in last year’s Mississippi legislative elections erupted yesterday in a debate over an otherwise routine local bill.
Several Democrats said opponents sent mailers claiming they voted for a large number of tax increases, unfairly counting times they voted to raise or renew taxes requested by individual cities and [...] [...]
JACKSON — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves yesterday said state revenue in fiscal year 2013 would not increase significantly, reflecting the financial difficulties Mississippi’s economy may experience in the next several fiscal years.
“Economic recovery hasn’t hit Main Street, and Mississippi families and businesses continue to struggle,” Reeves said. “The economic outlook for the state reflects these [...] [...]
JACKSON — The leader of the Mississippi Hospital Association says his group won’t fight renewal of a tax his members pay to help fund Medicaid.
The association protested in 2009 when then-Gov. Haley Barbour pushed for the hospital tax.
Now, the association’s president and CEO, Sam Cameron, says the tax gives hospitals predictability in their expenses.
Medicaid is [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2012
Tags: audit, mayor, misappropriation, municipal government, pay, salary, SCANDAL, stipend, taxes, taxpayers
SOUTHAVEN — A $145,000 annual salary already makes Southaven Mayor Greg Davis one of the highest-paid public officials in Mississippi. But the city also has been paying the mayor a little-known $35,000-a-year stipend for supervising water and sewer operations.
The Commercial Appeals reports Mayor Pro Tem Greg Guy moved swiftly yesterday to ax that stipend after [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi residents enjoy the lowest tax burden in the nation, according to a ranking by Bloomberg.
The multinational financial news corporation ranked states based on income, property, consumption and inheritance taxes, along with taxes on retirement investments.
Bloomberg ranked Mississippi ahead of South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Alaska, which took the second through fifth [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2012
Tags: audit, auditors, misappropriation, municipal government, repayment, SCANDAL, sex, state government, taxes, taxpayers
SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Auditor’s Office has reduced the amount of money that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis must pay as part of an investigation into the misuse of city funds.
Davis has been under scrutiny since November when Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering told him to pay about $170,000 for allegedly improper billings, penalties and interest. The [...] [...]
VICKSBURG — Warren County Tax Assessor Angela Brown wants to bring in some outside help to work on property reappraisal.
The Vicksburg Post reports Brown, who was elected in November, told supervisors that she needed the help to reappraise a quarter of Warren County’s real property the next four years.
Brown asked supervisors to hire Louisville-based appraiser [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 12,2012
Tags: audit, chambers of commerce, elected officials, elections, expenses, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, Politics, SCANDAL, sex, taxes
SOUTHAVEN — Officials with the Southaven Chamber of Commerce say it reimbursed Mayor Greg Davis for expenses through his account with the organization.
The Commercial Appeals reports how much Davis has been reimbursed over the years is unknown. The newspaper says it has filed a records request with the chamber. Chamber officials say no questions have [...] [...]
BROOKHAVEN — The longtime circuit clerk of Lincoln County has resigned after pleading guilty to failing to properly deposit county money.
Terry Lynn Watkins, 57, of Brookhaven, had been set to stand trial on embezzlement charges today.
As part of her guilty plea, Watkins had to resign and agree not to run for circuit clerk again. She [...] [...]
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