Taxes December 9, 2025
Chicago Mayor Tweaks Head Tax Plan to Target Bigger Companies
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a new version of his head tax Tuesday, now pushing a $33-per-employee monthly tax on companies with over 500 Chicago employees.
May 25, 2013
Sales of new U.S. homes up in April
The housing market continues to rebound, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
May 25, 2013
Los Angeles mayor’s office: Both sides expect smooth transition
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor on Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House where he told reporters that the city councilman had his "full support."
May 25, 2013
New Hampshire Senate nixes tobacco & gas tax hikes
In what a key lawmaker called "retribution" for casino gambling being killed by the House, the state Senate Thursday killed the House-passed 67 percent hike in the state's gasoline tax.
May 24, 2013
How features in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant help professionals work with business clients
Executive Editor Darren Root, CPA, speaks with Intuit’s Woody Adams about new features in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant edition. From the 2013 New York Accounting Technology Show.
May 24, 2013
Enhanced programs from Sage Software help firm-client relationships
Sage Software’s Jennifer Warawa speaks with Executive Editor Darren Root, CPA, about how Sage is developing technologies to meet the needs of professional accountants and their clients. From the 2013 New York Accounting Technology Show.
May 24, 2013
Cities raising fees instead of taxes
Some municipalities along South Carolina's Grand Strand have begun to look at fee increases as a way to bolster revenue while keeping residents' property tax rates steady.
May 24, 2013
Questions linger on Fla. Gov. Scott’s ties to insurance lobbyists
Two months after contributing $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott's reelection campaign, an upstart property insurance company is likely to reap a $52 million windfall, paid from the coffers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
May 23, 2013
‘Tax Free New York’ offers 10 years of zero sales, property & business taxes
New businesses would operate completely tax free for 10 years, including no income tax for employees, as well as no sales, property or business taxes.
May 23, 2013
IRS announces third quarter 2013 interest rates
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
May 23, 2013
Protecting Your Payroll From Hackers
How to prevent your payroll system from being hacked: - Know your bank's security system - Have an internal security process - Have proper insurance coverage: Electronic Funds Transfer coverage
May 23, 2013
Ohio companies set to create 1,108 new jobs
Ohio Governor John Kasich announced Tuesday the approval of assistance for 10 projects set to create more than 1,100 jobs and retain 21,264 jobs statewide.
May 23, 2013
Audit of Seattle schools finds trouble with federal grant spending
May 23–Seattle Public Schools may have to repay as much as $490,000 to the federal government because state auditors say the district did not spend some of its federal grant money appropriately in the 2011-12 school year. The auditors, in one of their regular audits of the school district, questioned how the district spent funds...…