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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 22, 2021

Mississippi Senate offers study committee in lieu of changes to income tax law

The Senate has declined to move forward with Speaker of the House Philip Gunn’s HB 1439 that would have phased out the state’s remaining income tax over the next 10 years. Instead, Senate Finance Chair Sen. Josh Harkins (R) has offered a resolution that would create a State Taxation Study Committee. When the Senate effectively…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 22, 2021

Auditor Works with Legislature to Increase Penalties for Fraud and Embezzlement

Today State Auditor Shad White announced public employees who embezzle or fraudulently obtain more than $10,000 of taxpayer money will no longer be able to participate in a pretrial diversion program. This announcement comes after Senate Bill 2552 was passed by both chambers of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. Pretrial diversion programs have…