Amazon makes offer to persuade California to drop sales tax collection law
Los Angeles Times (blog)August 31, 2011
Amazon wants California to refrain from forcing it to collect the sales tax until at least January of 2014. In return, Amazon would hold the signatures it's already collected and drop its effort to repeal the sales tax collection law on the June 2012 ...more »
At some companies, CEO pay exceeds tax bill
Minneapolis Star TribuneAugust 31, 2011
The company set aside a total provision for taxes of $334 million last year, he said, and is following generally accepted accounting principles and US tax law. "Ameriprise pays its fair share of taxes," he said. Pratt forwarded a note about the report ...more »
Anne Arundel lawmaker faces year in prison, loss of law license
Annapolis CapitalAugust 31, 2011
... to file federal income tax returns. Joshua McKerrow — The Capital / file County Councilman Daryl Jones speaks during an event July 24 in Edgewater. AP VIDEO more>> The conviction could cost him his law license, $25000 in fines and a year in prison ...more »
Nixon may back tax relief for Joplin businesses
ForbesAugust 31, 2011
Jay Nixon said Wednesday that he is considering expanding the agenda for a special legislative session to include property tax relief for businesses destroyed by the deadly Joplin tornado or washed out by this year's flooding. A Missouri law already ...more »
60m free from personal income tax
China DailyAugust 31, 2011
A new personal income tax law of China will be implemented from Sept 1, exempting 60 million people from paying personal income tax from that date onwards, china.com.cn reported Wednesday. According to the new law, ...more »
2.3 Million Beijingers Free of Individual Income Tax in Beijing
CRIENGLISH.comAugust 31, 2011
The amended Individual Income Tax Law, which will come into effect on Thursday, September 1, will raise the income tax threshold from 2000 yuan to 3500 yuan. Around 4.7 million taxpayers in Beijing will benefit from the new law, the Beijing News ...more »
GOP tax expert to help run debt-reduction 'super committee'
Washington PostAugust 31, 2011
Mark Prater, 52, has served as chief tax counsel for Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee for nearly two decades, playing a key role in forging consensus on numerous major tax and deficit-reduction bills. His appointment as staff director was ...more »
Q & A with Gov. Rick Snyder
Huron Daily TribuneAugust 30, 2011
He noted there's a transition in place, where people under the current system will stay the same and, as others get older, they will face a different tax law. “But as a practical matter, it's only if they have the ability to pay,” he said, ...more »
Law tax looks dead, for now
Springfield News-LeaderAugust 30, 2011
Unless some loophole is found, the recommendation to put a new law enforcement sales tax on the November ballot will die without any formal commission action. For just short of a month, Greene County commissioners mulled on their own whether to ask ...more »
Investigation into K-State's online merchandise store sales intensifies
Lawrence Journal WorldAugust 30, 2011
By Chad Lawhorn A state investigation continues into whether Kansas State University's online merchandise store is skirting sales tax law, and now some state legislators also are beginning to question KSU's online practices. ...more »
Tax law aims to reduce homestead fraud
Amarillo.comAugust 30, 2011
Texans who apply for a homestead tax exemption will first have to establish their state residency under a new law to take effect Thursday. The measure is aimed at cutting down on homestead exemption fraud and reducing losses in local ...more »
Carbon tax law 'not fair' says power company
Express Advocate WyongAugust 30, 2011
DELTA Electricity is calling for an overhaul to part of the Federal Government's carbon tax legislation. The power generator, which operates Colongra, Munmorah and Vales Point power stations on the Central Coast, claims the carbon tax legislation is ...more »
Wal-Mart online sellers skirt taxes
Los Angeles TimesAugust 30, 2011
"As a leader in trying to enforce the new [law], they also should be leading the charge in terms of being very clear about the application of the tax on all transactions with California consumers," Yee said. Yee has asked board staff to determine ...more »
Sacramento to weigh Brown's job creation plan
San Bernardino SunAugust 30, 2011
Companies with a high number of workers have been disadvantaged by current state tax law, said David Gollaher, president and CEO of the California Healthcare Institute. "Historically in California," he said, "there have been two ways of computing your ...more »
Still no decision on law enforcement sales tax
Springfield News-LeaderAugust 29, 2011
The hours are quickly passing as the deadline looms for county officials to decide whether a law enforcement sales tax will go to voters in November. Tuesday is the deadline for the ballot language for a Greene County sales tax vote to be placed on the ...more »
