The bill approved by legislators last week will reduce Indiana's current income tax rate of 3.23% to 2.9% in small steps until its planned full implementation in 2029.

House Republicans pushed for significant tax cuts for months. Senate Republicans were less enthusiastic, pushing back on major reductions up until the very end of session.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb threw his full support Thursday behind major state tax cuts, saying tax collections were strong enough to overcome his previous reluctance.

The Indiana Department of Revenue is set to unveil the third phase of its multi-year technology upgrade, the online portal known as INTIME.

Lawmakers in the House wanted to shield $10,200 of unemployment benefits from state income tax, mirroring federal tax relief provided to out-of-work Hoosiers. But the Senate disagreed and removed that language.

Gov. Eric Holcomb pushed lawmakers to exempt military pensions from the income tax for years. In 2019, he finally got his wish.

In the new model, counties in the region would contribute a small fraction of their future income tax growth to a regional fund, which would be distributed to each county based on how much its roads are used.

Officials ask taxpayers to make sure their information is correct and complete before filing "to ensure timely processing."

Hoosiers won't see many differences in the federal taxes they file this year because changes from the tax overhaul bill passed by Congress a few months ago apply to taxes people will file in 2019.

Indiana continues to struggle in its new fiscal year as revenues came in below expectations in August.