Senate GOP pushes through tax measure mostly benefiting high-income Missourians Ezra Bitterman | Post-Dispatch Apr 2, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 0 The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City as seen on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ezra Bitterman | Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a large tax cut package.kAms6>@4C2ED 2?5 D@>6 D<6AE:42= #6AF3=:42?D 2==@H65 E96 =68:D=2E:@? E@ 25G2?46 27E6C ?68@E:2E:?8 :? 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Bill allowing Missourians to deduct federal capital gains taxes hits roadblock in state Senate But the cost to the state would be hefty: an estimated $334 million in the short term and over $200 million annually afterwards, according to …
Missouri Senate finalizes capital gains tax cut plan, sends bill back to House The Missouri Senate on Monday voted to send a tax cut bill, with provisions designed to benefit both the ultra-wealthy and the working class, …
New tax cuts proposed this year in Missouri and other states mostly favor the rich Lower-income residents will pay a higher share under most new state tax proposals.
Missouri lawmakers finally expand ‘circuit breaker’ property tax credit for seniors Even though the Missouri Property Tax Credit was created in 1975 it hasn’t been updated since 2008 and doesn’t increase with inflation.
Kehoe to unveil plan to phase out Missouri's income tax Gov. Mike Kehoe said he wants to eliminate the income tax
