Hot Topic: Severance Taxes
States that enjoy a large endowment of mineral resources usually levy a severance tax on the extraction of these resources and these taxes are receiving a lot of attention these days. In Colorado the Auditor's office found that many oil and gas companies may not be filing tax returns. Officials in West Virginia worry that coal severance taxes are on the decline there, while advocates in Arkansas say that now is the time for severance tax reform. For more on this, read the report "Digging Deeper," from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
