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.
April 22, 2013
Baking Success: Despite cancer and recession, Minnesota entrepreneur builds thriving business
Blunt-talking Minneapolis baker named Small Business Person of the Year
April 22, 2013
Small Businesses Irked by eBay Action Against Online Sales Tax Fairness Bill
Small retailers from across the country responded to eBay’s demand that the U.S. Senate preserve their government-sanctioned subsidy that gives them an unfair competitive advantage over their brick-and-mortar counterparts.
April 20, 2013
Five Tips for Restaurants to Improve Eco Sustainability
Strategies for reducing waste and improving product lifecycles from Cintas
April 20, 2013
Construction up 9.8% in Major California Cities
Quarter-Over-Quarter Private and Public Construction Activity Jumped 22.4%
April 20, 2013
Study: Commodities Markets Help Make Weather Forecasts More Accurate
Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the government agency's data became more accurate in the 24 cities where the Chicago Mercantile Exchange began selling weather derivative contracts.
April 20, 2013
Texans Affected by Fertilizer Plant Explosion Given Tax Extensions by State
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has announced that taxpayers in McLennan County affected by the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas, can postpone paying state taxes while they recover from the devastation.
April 20, 2013
Florida sues BP & Halliburton over 2010 Gulf oil spill
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said on April 19 that she will file a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton seeking damages as a result of the oil spill that sullied the Gulf of Mexico three years ago.
April 20, 2013
Trucking Companies Respond to Allegations of Fraud Against Pilot Flying J Truckstops
Allegations that Pilot Flying J has engaged in fraud with its fuel rebate program has been a jolt to some of the company's customers named in FBI documents.
April 19, 2013
Professionals on the Move – April 19, 2013
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
April 19, 2013
‘Tax Freedom Day’ arrived five days later this year
Tax day might have been Monday, but "Tax Freedom Day" arrived on Thursday, April 18, the 108th day of 2013, according to the Tax Foundation's annual calculation. Up until today, Americans have been working for the government.
April 18, 2013
No retail marijuana sales in Washington state before 2014
Residents in Washington state shouldn't plan to buy any legal pot before well into 2014.
April 18, 2013
Young Americans giving more to charities than older groups
Once largely ignored by charities, the under-44 crowd is now out-pacing its elders in their personal giving habits, a trend fueled by social media and volunteerism.