Taxes

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July 29, 2013 

Streamlining Sales and Use Tax: Solutions Are Out There

Sales and use tax is one of the three primary areas which legislators use to fund state and local government (the other two major areas are income taxes and property taxes). The concept is relatively simple: if you buy something tangible, you pay a fixed percentage to the local government as a tax.

Brian Tankersley

backtoschool

July 25, 2013 

Back to School Means Tax Savings

In efforts to help back-to-school shoppers, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has updated the 2013 state tax holidays, providing information on which states offer the tax holidays, what items are covered and when the holidays take place.

Taija Sparkman

 The challenge of closing loopholes in Ohio’s budget

July 23, 2013 

The challenge of closing loopholes in Ohio’s budget

Despite calls from across the political spectrum to reduce the dozens of so-called loopholes in Ohio's tax code, the number of groups that receive special tax breaks grew in the most recent state budget, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis.

 Small-business lending picks up

July 23, 2013 

Small-business lending picks up

When Roland Foss went looking for a loan to start his small business, he was optimistic even though he knew the odds were stacked against him.