As Tennessee Legislators Continue To Debate $1.5B Franchise Tax Rebate, Records Indicate Most Money Will Go Out-Of-State

New Records Indicate That The $1.9 Franchise Tax Change Being Finalized During The General Session Was Initiated By Requests From 24 Businesses, And, If Approved, Most Of That Money Would Not Even Stay In Tennessee.

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Governor Lee Voices Opposition To House GOP’s “Non-Negotiable” Franchise Tax Transparency Measure

As The General Assembly’s Attempt At A Franchise Tax Repeal And Rebate For The State Of Tennessee Awaits A Compromise Via Conference Committee, Gov. Bill Lee Has Voiced His Opposition To The House Version Of The Legislation.

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Tennessee Franchise Tax Repeal, Refund Appears To Be Headed To Conference Committee

Tennessee’s Franchise Tax Repeal And Rebate Appears Headed To Conference Committee After The Senate Refused To Concur With House Amendments Thursday.

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Senate, House Leaders Struggle With Details On Tennessee’s Billion-Dollar Business Tax Break

Tennessee House And Senate Leaders Are Battling Over The Details Of A Franchise Tax Tax Break, With Some Predicting Litigation Is Guaranteed If Lawmakers Approve The House’s Shorter Rebate Time Frame And “Transparency” Provision.

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Tennessee House Passes Lower Franchise Tax Refund On Business Tax Repeal Bill

The Tennessee House Moved Forward With Its Franchise Tax Repeal And Refund, Passing The Bill 68-20 And Sending It Back To The Senate With A Much Lower Fiscal Note.

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Tennessee House Passes Franchise Tax Break Bill That Still Differs From Senate Version

The Tennessee House Passed A Franchise Tax Reduction That Amounts To $700 Million In Rebates And $400 Million Annually For The Next Few Years, Even Though Critics Said It Is Unnecessary.

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Tennessee House Backs Franchise Tax Break With Transparency Requirement

The Tennessee House Is Maintaining Its Distance From The Senate With A Franchise Tax Cut That Would Give One-Year Rebates Totaling $700 Million, In Addition To Requiring Businesses That Seek The Money To Be Identified On The State’s Website.

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Tennessee House Drops Franchise Tax Refund To $813.5M

A Bill To Repeal And Refund Tennessee’s Franchise Tax Has Two Significant Changes In The House.

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Tennessee Senate Approves Franchise Tax Repeal, $1.6B Refund

The Tennessee Senate Passed A Bill That Would End A Franchise Tax On Business Property In The State Along With Refunding As Much As $1.6 Billion To Businesses That Previously Paid The Tax.

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