3 new laws that may (not) impact your wallet just days away
With a new year right around the corner you should know about a few new laws 2018 will usher in.
estate tax
Estate tax cut already changing CPAs’ advice to flee NJ
The head of the association for New Jersey CPAs says the estate tax cuts are already changing financial advice, even though the cut hasn't gone into effect yet.
Even with gas tax hike, NJ would still add $12B in new debt
Overshadowed by the anger about the gas-tax hike, and negotiations over tax cuts, is that the Transportation Trust Fund plan OK's $12 billion in borrowing.
NJ gas tax will likely pass Friday … but opponents say public could still kill it
The gas tax appears to have the support needed to pass Friday in the Senate. Could public pressure change any minds, or did Wednesday just delay the inevitable?
There’s more? 23-cent per gallon gas tax could be just the beginning
If out-of-state drivers stop buying as much gas in New Jersey once the tax increases, it could push the hike above 23 cents. Lower sales would mean a higher tax.
A brief reprieve: We’d get a few weeks before big gas tax hike starts
Drivers will apparently get at least a two-week reprieve before a 23-cent hike in the gas tax goes into effect. Legislature expected to vote on plan Wednesday.
Spadea: Will NJ Republicans fight the proposed gas tax hike?
It's time for round three in the battle of the proposed gas tax hike in NJ! But who will step up and fight in Trenton for New Jersey taxpayers?
Fill ‘er up … NOW! Deal reached to raise NJ gas tax
Gas taxes in New Jersey will probably be 23 cents a gallon higher by this time next week. The governor and legislative leaders agreed to that as well as cuts in sales and estate taxes.
Lawmaker: Let’s just borrow all the roadwork funds for two years
An assemblyman says the state should borrow $3.2 billion for two years of roadwork, then try again to hike the gas tax in 2018. Stop punting, say critics.
Christie says he won’t get ‘weak in knees’ supporting gas tax — but no deal in sight
Gov. Chris Christie met separately this week with both of the Legislature’s top Democrats, as the impasse that has shuttered state-funded transportation construction enters its third month.