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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
October 7, 2021

Mississippi revenues exceed budget estimates over $250 million in first quarter of Fiscal Year

September revenues up nearly $80 million from same month last year. The Mississippi Legislative Budget Office released the September revenue report today showing the state continues to see increases well above legislative fiscal year estimates. It represents totals from the first quarter (three months) of the 2022 Fiscal Year. Total revenue collections for the month…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 6, 2021

SALTER: Biden plan to force banks to data mine for the IRS ignores years of budget cuts

By: Sid Salter A dozen or so years ago, Congress began systematically cutting the budget of the Internal Revenue Service, the federal government agency that collects taxes. As the owner of a modest amount of stock in a Mississippi-based bank, I am aware of the role the IRS already plays in getting data from banks.…