Archive for November, 2009

Sales Tax Permit – Political Exchange – NJBIZ

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Political Exchange – NJBIZ
sales tax to certain goods, and that has kept our state more competitive with our neighbors. Additionally, expanding the sales tax would hurt businesses and negate the positive steps taken in recent months to ease business taxes taxation

Update: On Cyber Monday, State board warns of ‘use tax’ on online – Merced Sun-Star
The State Board of Equalization (BOE) said it was reminding Californians that while online shopping is a convenient way to quickly take care of holiday gift needs, use tax may be owed on those purchases made online or from out-of-state retailers

Should I take the Plunge and Start My Own Business? – Food Consumer
Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration, told CNN that now is a great time for those who have been pondering whether or not they should start their own businesses to do so. Necessity, she reminds us, is the mother of invention. So

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Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Inside Bay Area
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Political Exchange – NJBIZ
sales tax to certain goods, and that has kept our state more competitive with our neighbors. Additionally, expanding the sales tax would hurt businesses and negate the positive steps taken in recent months to ease business taxes taxation

Update: On Cyber Monday, State board warns of ‘use tax’ on online – Merced Sun-Star
The State Board of Equalization (BOE) said it was reminding Californians that while online shopping is a convenient way to quickly take care of holiday gift needs, use tax may be owed on those purchases made online or from out-of-state retailers

Should I take the Plunge and Start My Own Business? – Food Consumer
Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration, told CNN that now is a great time for those who have been pondering whether or not they should start their own businesses to do so. Necessity, she reminds us, is the mother of invention. So

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Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Inside Bay Area
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Sales Tax Permit – No tax hike in O’Fallon, but you’ll pay more in fees – Belleville News Democrat

Monday, November 30th, 2009

No tax hike in O’Fallon, but you’ll pay more in fees – Belleville News Democrat

No tax hike in O'Fallon, but you'll pay more in fees
Belleville News Democrat
City leaders met two weeks ago to discuss the 2010 budget and briefly discussed increasing property taxes to raise money to offset the loss of sales tax and

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Sales tax figures better than expected – Log Cabin Democrat

Sales tax figures better than expected
Log Cabin Democrat
Mayor Tab Townsell presented the Conway City Council a proposed 2010 budget, which factors in recently received sales tax increases to paint a

Political Exchange – NJBIZ

Political Exchange
NJBIZ
We should not extend the sales tax to professional services. New Jersey has traditionally limited the application of our sales tax to certain goods,

No tax hike in O’Fallon, but you’ll pay more in fees – Belleville News Democrat

No tax hike in O'Fallon, but you'll pay more in fees
Belleville News Democrat
City leaders met two weeks ago to discuss the 2010 budget and briefly discussed increasing property taxes to raise money to offset the loss of sales tax and

and more »

Sales tax figures better than expected – Log Cabin Democrat

Sales tax figures better than expected
Log Cabin Democrat
Mayor Tab Townsell presented the Conway City Council a proposed 2010 budget, which factors in recently received sales tax increases to paint a

Political Exchange – NJBIZ

Political Exchange
NJBIZ
We should not extend the sales tax to professional services. New Jersey has traditionally limited the application of our sales tax to certain goods,

Sales Tax Permit – Grits remain coy over HST support – Toronto Sun

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Grits remain coy over HST support – Toronto Sun

Grits remain coy over HST support
Toronto Sun
But the issue of the harmonized sales tax is still awkward for Ignatieff, who has scoffed at the measure as the “Harper Sales Tax” but who has also said

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Grits remain coy over HST support – Toronto Sun

Grits remain coy over HST support
Toronto Sun
But the issue of the harmonized sales tax is still awkward for Ignatieff, who has scoffed at the measure as the “Harper Sales Tax” but who has also said

and more »

Sales Tax Permit – Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Do I Need a Business License or Permit?
Wall Street Journal
To obtain: Check with you state's sales tax authority (typically the Department of Revenue). For a helpful list, try the Sales Tax Clearinghouse,

Grits remain coy over HST support – Toronto Sun

Grits remain coy over HST support
Toronto Sun
But the issue of the harmonized sales tax is still awkward for Ignatieff, who has scoffed at the measure as the “Harper Sales Tax” but who has also said

and more »

Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Do I Need a Business License or Permit?
Wall Street Journal
To obtain: Check with you state's sales tax authority (typically the Department of Revenue). For a helpful list, try the Sales Tax Clearinghouse,

Grits remain coy over HST support – Toronto Sun

Grits remain coy over HST support
Toronto Sun
But the issue of the harmonized sales tax is still awkward for Ignatieff, who has scoffed at the measure as the “Harper Sales Tax” but who has also said

and more »

Sales Tax Permit – Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Do I Need a Business License or Permit?
Wall Street Journal
To obtain: Check with you state's sales tax authority (typically the Department of Revenue). For a helpful list, try the Sales Tax Clearinghouse,

Tax Revenues Part Of Medical Pot Debate – KSBW


Los Angeles Times
Tax Revenues Part Of Medical Pot Debate
KSBW
While other cities on the Central Coast discuss taxing medical marijuana dispensaries directly, the city of Santa Cruz is content with just the sales tax
California's Medical Marijuana Law – Just a Smokescreen?truthout
New Loveland City Council puts moratorium on more marijuana dispensaries until ReporterHerald.com
Live blog: Denver City Council considers medical-marijuana regulationsWestword

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Do I Need a Business License or Permit? – Wall Street Journal

Do I Need a Business License or Permit?
Wall Street Journal
To obtain: Check with you state's sales tax authority (typically the Department of Revenue). For a helpful list, try the Sales Tax Clearinghouse,

Tax Revenues Part Of Medical Pot Debate – KSBW


Los Angeles Times
Tax Revenues Part Of Medical Pot Debate
KSBW
While other cities on the Central Coast discuss taxing medical marijuana dispensaries directly, the city of Santa Cruz is content with just the sales tax
California's Medical Marijuana Law – Just a Smokescreen?truthout
New Loveland City Council puts moratorium on more marijuana dispensaries until ReporterHerald.com
Live blog: Denver City Council considers medical-marijuana regulationsWestword

all 833 news articles »

Sales Tax Permit – Indian Lake developer plans luxury townhouse complexes – Tribune-Democrat

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Indian Lake developer plans luxury townhouse complexes – Tribune-Democrat
INDIAN LAKE — Terry St. Clair should know about the housing crisis. His St. Clair Construction & Excavating has continued to build luxury townhouses even as the economy struggled. “Sales are off, but prices aren’t,” Claar said. “People

November 2009 – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Here’s a preview of an editorial we’re working on. Let us know what you think. The best comments will appear alongside it in the print edition. The Obama administration has given U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan $5 billion for a “race to the

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure improvements such as lowering the trail a few feet, expanding the parking lot and extending utilities. Of the estimated $435,000 in private funds, about $350,000 will go toward the main

What’s coming up in the Chesters, Mendhams, Washington Township and – Recorder Community Newspapers
A holiday boutique is planned for 2 to 8 p.m. at West Morris Mendham High School. Vendors will sell pocketbooks, jewelry, pajamas, cards, travel accessories and more. Proceeds will help fund PTO scholarships. For information, email redskydiver1@yahoo

Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Contra Costa Times
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Possible tax has medical device firms up in arms – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
largely overlooked amid high-profile debates about insurers and hospitals is a tax subsidies to permit lower-income Americans to purchase private insurance or a government-run option. Both also are seeking $20 billion in new taxes on medical

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
Yoder admitted residents of the city do pay sales tax on their utilities, but they pay less property tax because they are not in a road service area. Also, insurance rates have been known to go down inside city limits because the Wasilla Police

LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY ISSUE – Stateline
Corrections budgets were on the chopping block in at least 26 states as the recession forced lawmakers around the country to close prisons and lay off correctional officers, cut back on inmate rehabilitation programs and, in some cases, release

Smithsburg brothers get wind of new energy-saving strategy – Herald-Mail
high tower installed on their land, with a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine atop it. Dan DiVito, the county’s zoning administrator and director of permits and inspections, said there’s been a lot of interest in wind turbines. As part of a recently

Audit faults Clifton Park – Times Union
CLIFTON PARK — The town of Clifton Park needs to improve its handling of cash and to better monitor bank accounts to maximize interest, the state Comptroller’s Office said this week. “The failure of the town officials to implement necessary controls

Indian Lake developer plans luxury townhouse complexes – Tribune-Democrat
INDIAN LAKE — Terry St. Clair should know about the housing crisis. His St. Clair Construction & Excavating has continued to build luxury townhouses even as the economy struggled. “Sales are off, but prices aren’t,” Claar said. “People

November 2009 – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Here’s a preview of an editorial we’re working on. Let us know what you think. The best comments will appear alongside it in the print edition. The Obama administration has given U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan $5 billion for a “race to the

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure improvements such as lowering the trail a few feet, expanding the parking lot and extending utilities. Of the estimated $435,000 in private funds, about $350,000 will go toward the main

What’s coming up in the Chesters, Mendhams, Washington Township and – Recorder Community Newspapers
A holiday boutique is planned for 2 to 8 p.m. at West Morris Mendham High School. Vendors will sell pocketbooks, jewelry, pajamas, cards, travel accessories and more. Proceeds will help fund PTO scholarships. For information, email redskydiver1@yahoo

Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Contra Costa Times
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Possible tax has medical device firms up in arms – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
largely overlooked amid high-profile debates about insurers and hospitals is a tax subsidies to permit lower-income Americans to purchase private insurance or a government-run option. Both also are seeking $20 billion in new taxes on medical

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
Yoder admitted residents of the city do pay sales tax on their utilities, but they pay less property tax because they are not in a road service area. Also, insurance rates have been known to go down inside city limits because the Wasilla Police

LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY ISSUE – Stateline
Corrections budgets were on the chopping block in at least 26 states as the recession forced lawmakers around the country to close prisons and lay off correctional officers, cut back on inmate rehabilitation programs and, in some cases, release

Smithsburg brothers get wind of new energy-saving strategy – Herald-Mail
high tower installed on their land, with a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine atop it. Dan DiVito, the county’s zoning administrator and director of permits and inspections, said there’s been a lot of interest in wind turbines. As part of a recently

Audit faults Clifton Park – Times Union
CLIFTON PARK — The town of Clifton Park needs to improve its handling of cash and to better monitor bank accounts to maximize interest, the state Comptroller’s Office said this week. “The failure of the town officials to implement necessary controls

Sales Tax Permit – Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure improvements such as lowering the trail a few feet, expanding the parking lot and extending utilities. Of the estimated $435,000 in private funds, about $350,000 will go toward the main

November 2009 – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Here’s a preview of an editorial we’re working on. Let us know what you think. The best comments will appear alongside it in the print edition. The Obama administration has given U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan $5 billion for a “race to the

Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Contra Costa Times
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
Yoder admitted residents of the city do pay sales tax on their utilities, but they pay less property tax because they are not in a road service area. Also, insurance rates have been known to go down inside city limits because the Wasilla Police

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure improvements such as lowering the trail a few feet, expanding the parking lot and extending utilities. Of the estimated $435,000 in private funds, about $350,000 will go toward the main

November 2009 – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Here’s a preview of an editorial we’re working on. Let us know what you think. The best comments will appear alongside it in the print edition. The Obama administration has given U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan $5 billion for a “race to the

Rio Vista is bruised and battered by the economy but still standing – Contra Costa Times
Cleaning windows and bathrooms was never part of their job description, but for months Kristine Smith and Dawn Bahrenfuss have taken on the grunt work anyway — and they’ve done it for free. “Public works doesn’t have the time,” said Smith, an

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
Yoder admitted residents of the city do pay sales tax on their utilities, but they pay less property tax because they are not in a road service area. Also, insurance rates have been known to go down inside city limits because the Wasilla Police

Sales Tax Permit – Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
The total project is estimated to cost $685,000, of which $250,000 will come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure toward the main restaurant, the Blue Rose Cafe, and $85,000 will be used to renovate the cabana to serve trail

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
wide sales tax on the ballot. What’s more, he said, the people who physically live in the area would be eligible to vote, not necessary the property owners or business owners. One woman was worried she would have to get a permit taxes.

Piers OK for riverside cafe – Tulsa World
The total project is estimated to cost $685,000, of which $250,000 will come from 2006 third-penny sales tax funds for infrastructure toward the main restaurant, the Blue Rose Cafe, and $85,000 will be used to renovate the cabana to serve trail

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
wide sales tax on the ballot. What’s more, he said, the people who physically live in the area would be eligible to vote, not necessary the property owners or business owners. One woman was worried she would have to get a permit taxes.

Sales Tax Permit – Recession ‘drawing to an end,’ numbers indicate – Savannah Morning News

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Recession ‘drawing to an end,’ numbers indicate – Savannah Morning News
The Savannah-area economy is stabilizing in the wake of recent economic hardships, according to a quarterly report from the Coastal Empire’s leading economic study. “The current index is relatively flat,” said Michael Toma, economics professor and

L.A. suburb tries to lure carmaker? – New Haven Register
Under a memorandum of understanding with IRG, the city agreed to waive $6.9 million in rent on those 20 acres The car is slated to go into production by late 2011, and with a federal tax credit for battery-powered cars, the cost to buyers could

Homebuying tax credit all but dead – Contra Costa Times
Say goodbye, finally, to hopes of extending that $10,000 tax credit for buyers of new, unoccupied homes in California. It’s all but dead for this year, says one lobbyist who patrols the state Legislature on behalf of homebuilders. “We were

Advocacy groups object to utility’s delay in funding environmental – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener economy. Nov. 27, 2009 9:22 a.m. | The fate of a settlement aimed at resolving litigation over We Energies

Suburb’s rebirth rides on electricity – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Department of Energy to help build the Model S, which is designed to travel as far as 300 miles on a three- to five-hour charge. The car is slated to go into production by late 2011, and with a federal tax credit for battery-powered cars, the cost to

Hewitt hoping for economic boost from alcohol sales, but have hurdles – Waco Tribune-Herald
There’s little doubt among civic leaders and business owners that the ability for a city to sell alcohol brings a boost to the local economy, a notion backed by statistics. But, as some Hewitt businesses are finding out, they’ll have to endure

Porterdale council discusses ways to fund city’s new DDA – Covington News
Members of the Porterdale City Council recently asked the city attorney to review the legalities of turning over lots owned by the city to their newly created Downtown Development Authority for the body to sell in order to generate funding. City

Recession ‘drawing to an end,’ numbers indicate – Savannah Morning News
The Savannah-area economy is stabilizing in the wake of recent economic hardships, according to a quarterly report from the Coastal Empire’s leading economic study. “The current index is relatively flat,” said Michael Toma, economics professor and

L.A. suburb tries to lure carmaker? – New Haven Register
Under a memorandum of understanding with IRG, the city agreed to waive $6.9 million in rent on those 20 acres The car is slated to go into production by late 2011, and with a federal tax credit for battery-powered cars, the cost to buyers could

Homebuying tax credit all but dead – Contra Costa Times
Say goodbye, finally, to hopes of extending that $10,000 tax credit for buyers of new, unoccupied homes in California. It’s all but dead for this year, says one lobbyist who patrols the state Legislature on behalf of homebuilders. “We were

Advocacy groups object to utility’s delay in funding environmental – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener economy. Nov. 27, 2009 9:22 a.m. | The fate of a settlement aimed at resolving litigation over We Energies

Suburb’s rebirth rides on electricity – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Department of Energy to help build the Model S, which is designed to travel as far as 300 miles on a three- to five-hour charge. The car is slated to go into production by late 2011, and with a federal tax credit for battery-powered cars, the cost to

Hewitt hoping for economic boost from alcohol sales, but have hurdles – Waco Tribune-Herald
There’s little doubt among civic leaders and business owners that the ability for a city to sell alcohol brings a boost to the local economy, a notion backed by statistics. But, as some Hewitt businesses are finding out, they’ll have to endure

Porterdale council discusses ways to fund city’s new DDA – Covington News
Members of the Porterdale City Council recently asked the city attorney to review the legalities of turning over lots owned by the city to their newly created Downtown Development Authority for the body to sell in order to generate funding. City

Sales Tax Permit – Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
wide sales tax on the ballot. What’s more, he said, the people who physically live in the area would be eligible to vote, not necessary the property owners or business owners. One woman was worried she would have to get a permit taxes.

Colorado cities divided on licensing medical pot – Pueblo Chieftain
For Colorado cities, dealing with the issue of medical marijuana this week that he is trying to bring his business out of the drug-dealer environment of making sales in houses, restaurants and meetings on country roads – only to collide with

Indian Lake developer plans luxury townhouse complexes – Tribune-Democrat
INDIAN LAKE — Terry St. Clair should know about the housing crisis. His St. Clair Construction & Excavating has continued to build luxury townhouses even as the economy struggled. “Sales are off, but prices aren’t,” Claar said. “People

Monday is deadline to sign up for no-call list – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The no-call list was started in 2003 and bans telemarketing phone calls, but not calls from nonprofit groups, elected officials and candidates for office. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says anyone who signs up

LA suburb’s rebirth rides on electric car plant – Yahoo Finance
Under a memorandum of understanding with IRG, the city agreed to waive $6.9 million in rent on those 20 acres and promised to expedite the permit process if Schwarzenegger offered to exempt Tesla from state sales tax on equipment it buys to build

Tiger Woods hasn’t talked to police about car crash – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
FHP says the announcement that Woods and his wife could not speak to police on Saturday came from his agent. Troopers previously visited Woods’ home Friday afternoon to speak to him and were asked then to come back Saturday. Woods smashed his

Wasilla gets earful on annexation – Frontiersman
wide sales tax on the ballot. What’s more, he said, the people who physically live in the area would be eligible to vote, not necessary the property owners or business owners. One woman was worried she would have to get a permit taxes.

Colorado cities divided on licensing medical pot – Pueblo Chieftain
For Colorado cities, dealing with the issue of medical marijuana this week that he is trying to bring his business out of the drug-dealer environment of making sales in houses, restaurants and meetings on country roads – only to collide with

Indian Lake developer plans luxury townhouse complexes – Tribune-Democrat
INDIAN LAKE — Terry St. Clair should know about the housing crisis. His St. Clair Construction & Excavating has continued to build luxury townhouses even as the economy struggled. “Sales are off, but prices aren’t,” Claar said. “People

Monday is deadline to sign up for no-call list – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The no-call list was started in 2003 and bans telemarketing phone calls, but not calls from nonprofit groups, elected officials and candidates for office. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says anyone who signs up

LA suburb’s rebirth rides on electric car plant – Yahoo Finance
Under a memorandum of understanding with IRG, the city agreed to waive $6.9 million in rent on those 20 acres and promised to expedite the permit process if Schwarzenegger offered to exempt Tesla from state sales tax on equipment it buys to build

Tiger Woods hasn’t talked to police about car crash – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
FHP says the announcement that Woods and his wife could not speak to police on Saturday came from his agent. Troopers previously visited Woods’ home Friday afternoon to speak to him and were asked then to come back Saturday. Woods smashed his