Taxes

 Higher property taxes proposed for Miami

July 10, 2013 

Higher property taxes proposed for Miami

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Tuesday proposed raising the property-tax rate for the first time in three years to stave off cuts to fire and library services and fund a plan to stop killing dogs and cats at the county's animal shelter.

 5 tips for sales tax managers

July 9, 2013 

5 tips for sales tax managers

Sales taxes may not be challenging for the smallest mom and pop retailer with a single location, but as a firm grows its sales base, adds distributors or locations, or even enters into ecommmerce, keeping up with the laws in each state and jurisdiction can quickly be a time-consuming and risk-prone endeavor.

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July 8, 2013 

New Jersey to offer more tax incentives for businesses

The Senate is moving toward final adoption of an overhaul of the state's economic-development programs targeting billions of dollars in tax incentives to companies that locate, expand, or engage in other activities in New Jersey creating job growth.

 Pennsylvania legislators look to end tax avoidance loophole

July 6, 2013 

Pennsylvania legislators look to end tax avoidance loophole

The new policy will outlaw a set of tax avoidance practices in which Pennsylvania businesses transfer some of their assets to holding firms in states like Delaware, where the assets will be taxed at far lower rates -- or not at all.