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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
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How eligible taxpayers can get free tax filing assistance in NYS
N.Y. (ABC22/FOX44) – Eligible New York residents can use the free Taxpayer Assistance Program to get help with filing, according to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Any taxpayers with a gross income of $84,000 or less, plus an investment income of $11,600 or less are qualified for assistance. Three virtual TAP sessions will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on March 26, April 2 and 9. Anyone interested in participating must have an active email account, all income tax documents and more. People not eligible to participate in TAP may qualify for other free tax services. Programs like Direct File and Free File will allow eligible New Yorkers to use their services. Additional filing options are also available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
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Steuben County farmers can request to join agricultural district
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — Steuben County landowners will have one month to request to become part of an agricultural district. The Steuben County Planning Board is encouraging farmers who live in the county to enroll their land in an agricultural district between Feb. 15 and March 17. The county designated this time as the required annual 30-day period it will take requests during. According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, agricultural districts reduce property tax bills for farmland. These districts also protect farmers from things like unreasonable regulations on farm practices and private nuisance lawsuits. Corning steel union launches new scholarship for women Landowners who have viable agricultural land or land that is actively farmed and can demonstrate this can request to join a certified New York State Agricultural District if the land isn't already part of one. Only whole parcels of land are eligible to enroll, and the county is only accepting applications for landowners to join existing districts. Farmers who would like to apply to join an agricultural district should print the form below and mail the completed form to the address at the bottom of it. Agricultural-District-303b-Addition-Request-Form_202401080717193703Download People who have questions about joining an agricultural district can contact the Steuben County Planning Department by calling 607-664-2268 or emailing planning@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
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McCuskey leads multistate lawsuit against New York's Climate Superfund Act
Feb. 7—charleston — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said Thursday he is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging New York State's Climate Superfund Act, a recently signed state law that McCuskey said attack's America's energy suppliers. The New York Act could impose $75 billion of liability on major fossil fuel companies by requiring them to pay into a state "climate Superfund" based on their past greenhouse gas emissions. McCuskey said the Climate Superfund Act incorrectly punishes a group of energy producers for global greenhouse gases emitted from all sources into the atmosphere from 2000 to 2018. McCuskey said New York relied on coal, oil and natural gas during that time, keeping the lights on for New York City's iconic skyscrapers and beyond. "The iconic New York City skyline was built with the blood, sweat and labor of the men and women of our coalfields — from the steel in their skyscrapers, down to the electricity they use every day," McCuskey said. "The level of ungratefulness from the elites in New York for the sacrifices that continue to be made to give them the lavish lifestyle they enjoy is beyond the pale. This lawsuit is to ensure that these misguided policies, being forced from one state onto the entire nation, will not lead America into the doldrums of an energy crisis, allowing China, India and Russia to overtake our energy independence." The lawsuit points out the law will be devastating to traditional energy producers, including coal producers in West Virginia, leaving them with no other option than to cease operations, resulting in massive job losses. "This law is unconstitutional, and I am proud to lead this coalition of attorneys general and brave private energy companies and industry groups in our fight to protect against this overreach," McCluskey added. "If we allow New York to get away with this, it will only be a matter of time before other states follow suit — wrecking our nation's power grid."Proceeds from New York's Superfund are earmarked for "climate change projects" like storm water systems, road and transit projects and wetland restoration. The civil lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York Albany Division, lists New York Attorney General Letitia James, Interim Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Sean Mahar and Acting Tax Commissioner (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance) Amanda Hiller as defendants. The coalition is asking the court to, among other things, issue an injunction and declare the Act preempted by federal statutes. Joining McCuskey in the lawsuit are attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., the West Virginia Coal Association, the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia and America's Coal Associations are also joining in the fight.
