A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could cost N.C. state government millions of dollars.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Regulations on the emerging sharing economy, and how North Carolinians will embrace it, will have their next stop at the Raleigh City Council. The council will receive a report Jan. 20 on Airbnb, one of the stars of the sharing economy. Meantime, a legislative committee that recommends new tax...
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frustrated by their lack of authority to police upstart businesses in the "sharing economy" - a marketplace relying on direct negotiations between providers and consumers - some North Carolina municipalities are asking the General Assembly for permission to regulate businesses such as Uber...
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House pushed ahead Tuesday with House Bill 1050, limiting the amount of money North Carolina cities and towns could charge businesses for privilege licenses. The bill, which would cap municipal privilege licenses at $100 per year, is part of a catch-all tax package designed to tweak...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's doubtful that any of the participants in a recent legislative debate meant to offer a free advertisement for the John Locke Foundation's proposed Unlimited Savings Allowance, or USA, Consumption Tax.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 7:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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And, there's no better way to find obscure, and potentially hot topic stuff, than in the final section of a new law. With his signature Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory officially codified new legislation that has a warm fuzzy name - the Tax Simplification and Reduction Act.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 9:07 am
By: Jeff Aydelette
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An interim legislative committee Tuesday set the stage for a major battle over unemployment insurance benefits when the General Assembly gears up later this month.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You know the old saying -- you have to spend money to make money. That's the message N.C. Department of Revenue Secretary David Hoyle wants to send as the department puts the finishing touches on its new Tax Information Management System.
Published: Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 @ 1:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new tool to help the big boys avoid paying taxes on personal property has been approved by this short session of the legislature. It started with the sudden introduction of House Bill 462 titled "Contingency Audits/Assessments".
Published: Thursday, August 16th, 2012 @ 4:19 am
By: Hood Richardson
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