Now that the federal income-tax filing deadline has passed, it seems like a good time to play with taxes instead of working at them.
The toy, in this case, is the award-winning Tax Alternatives Model on the web site of the state Dept. of Revenue. Step into the virtual Finance Committee chair and adjust stae and local tax rates up or down, or maybe add in a few new taxes, and see how it affects the state budget and households.
BTW, that award-winning bit is bona fide: DOR and its tax toy recently won the 2014 prize for “outstanding research and analysis” from the national Federation of Tax Administrators. As careful readers of The Advance know, last year DOR won the FTA award for “outstanding compliance program.”
