Taxes

State Senate committee advances a package of consumer protections, including limits on tax refund anticipation checks that purport to be free but aren't.

The 2021 stimulus authorized by President Joe Biden is no different with regard to taxes than the two rounds paid out under President Donald Trump in 2020.

The credit itself is continuing in 2022, but will only come back to families once they file taxes at the beginning of 2023; the same goes for the current tax season and the other half of last year's credit that wasn't paid out monthly.

A law enacted Friday expands eligibility for New Jersey's child and dependent care tax credit to families with incomes up to $150,000, among other changes.

The same poll found that New Jerseyans are split on the direction of the state overall.

The second and final gubernatorial debate was held Tuesday. Early voting starts Oct. 23, and Election Day is Nov. 2.

In his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy raised income taxes on the rich and corporate taxes, among others. But he said "we're done, 100%" with tax hikes.

Follow the money, and the pandemic, in ranking the 10 bills that attracted the most activity among lobbyists at the Statehouse over the last two years.

The gas tax is adjusted each year, depending on recent collections and a forecast for the year ahead. Last year's 9.3-cent hike is being mostly reversed.

Though the unemployment fund is recovering faster than forecast, businesses must pay $252 million more into it over the next year.