Taxes

 Cities raising fees instead of taxes

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.

 Audit of Seattle schools finds trouble with federal grant spending

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...…

 New Decision Support Network Launched to Help Payroll Departments

May 23, 2013 

New Decision Support Network Launched to Help Payroll Departments

Bloomberg BNA has launched the International Payroll Decision Support Network. This new membership-based service combines Bloomberg BNA's custom research offerings with a collection of new global payroll products and resources accessible to subscribers online.

 Maine governor proposes getting rid of state income tax

May 23, 2013 

Maine governor proposes getting rid of state income tax

Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that his long-term goal is to eliminate Maine's income tax, but he reiterated his opposition to a plan before the Legislature that would cut the income tax rate in half while raising and lowering other taxes.

 Tea Party conservative groups protest IRS

May 22, 2013 

Tea Party conservative groups protest IRS

BOSTON – Nearly two dozen Tea Party activists rallied outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Internal Revenue Service over the targeting of conservative groups. “The IRS is only one part of it. The present administration we have is reeking with corruption,”...…