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- Committee OKs sales tax on Amazon
RICHMOND --Virginians could soon be paying sales tax on Amazon purchases. A Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would require Internet retailers with a distribution center, warehouse or other office in Virginia to collect and remit the state sales and use tax for Internet sales....
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - Pay up on old parking tickets or risk your state tax refund
JOLIET ? The money you owe on old city parking tickets could be taken out of your next state income tax refund.The Joliet City Council this week signed up for the Local Debt Recovery Program that became law in December.Basically, the program allows the state comptroller?s office to dip into income tax refunds, taking out money owed on unpaid parking tickets, water bills and other debts owed to ...
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - State to Tax Online Purchases
The state is trying to raise money by collecting sales tax from internet purchases.
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - Fulton tax chief may face pay cut
Because of a loophole in a state law -- and by personally collecting fees for billing taxes in three cities -- Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand has become the state's highest-paid elected official.Taking in $347,000 last year, Ferdinand's earnings approached the level of the U.S.
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - What Tax Reform Would Mean For The States
What would fundamental changes in the federal tax code mean for state and local governments? Would it limit their ability to raise or borrow money? Would it make their revenue systems more or less progressive or even work more smoothly? Last Friday, I participated in a joint Tax Policy Center and UCLA Law School conference ...
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - S.C. sues federal government over voter ID law
State seeks declaratory judgment determining that the law does not violate civil rights
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - Detroit Casino Tax Increase Considered
The tentative agreement Mayor Dave Bing brokered with many of Detroit's unions last Wednesday requires the city seek out new revenue sources in exchange for worker concessions. One of those provisions says the city should lobby the state to tax the casino winnings of non-Detroit residents.
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes
( University of California - San Francisco ) A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.
state tax law 08 Feb 2012 - Our View: A decision not as easy as it seems
The Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review Working with a special interest group, a contingent of state lawmakers has proposed legislation to collect sales tax from companies with a physical presence in Arizona. On its surface, this might sound like an easy issue. The Arizona Retailers Association is pushing for the change, arguing that the current ?loophole,? in state tax laws is costing ...
state tax law 08 Feb 2012
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