New Law Addresses Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Audits on Time
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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give away to to UN climate fund
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 9:32 am
By: John Steed
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up cases from North Carolina involving drunk-driving prosecutions and an out-of-state sales tax dispute.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 4:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. solicitor general urges the nation's highest court to reject a case dealing with sales tax assessments on out-of-state transactions.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 12:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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National groups representing manufacturers, small businesses, and major corporations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a sales tax dispute from North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 10:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2013, the new General Assembly held the sales tax at 4.75%, while expanding the base. Consumption-based taxes like the sales tax are more stable and less economically destructive than income taxes which discourage savings and investment.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A national group of tax lawyers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case from North Carolina dealing with sales taxes and out-of-state transactions.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 12:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican lawmakers proposed a bill to replace the income, payroll, and estate taxes with a national sales tax while abolishing the IRS.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 4:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Administration continues to villainize the oil and gas industry without offering solid alternatives to ease pressures on families
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 9:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Biden has asked Congress to implement a federal gas tax holiday to help Americans deal with rising gas prices. If implemented, Americans can look forward to saving 18.4 cents a gallon on gas. We'll all be rich!
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 7:59 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that suspending gas taxes is “certainly worth considering” amid rising energy prices.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 12:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Guilford County accused of illegal electioneering in favor of school bond referendum, sales tax hikeA candidate for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners has accused the county government of using public dollars to illegally promote the passage of a $1.7 billion school bond and quarter cent sales tax increase.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 10:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today the Tax Foundation released its annual State Business Tax Climate Index that highlights which states best structure their tax systems and provides a roadmap for improvement for others.
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina ranks just outside of the top 10 states, at No. 11, in the latest Tax Foundation State Business Tax Climate Index.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 10:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council went to the people of Mecklenburg County last fall to get a quarter-cent sales tax increase.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 @ 8:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina voters shouldn’t be asked to approve county sales tax increases on election days where turnout is considerably low, one expert says.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 @ 7:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly every election cycle, a handful of counties place a sales tax referendum on the ballot.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the 2020 election season gathers momentum, North Carolina's tax reforms and demands for higher spending on any number of government programs will be front and center.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A lot of attention in the aftermath of elections on November 5 focused on nationalizing voting trends in Virginia and Kentucky.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 10:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mecklenburg County voters rejected a plan to raise the sales tax to fund arts and parks.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 1:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Twelve years ago, the General Assembly gave counties the option to ask residents if they wanted more government spending. The county commissioners’ response this year in Mecklenburg? Spend an extra $50 million on the arts and parks.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2019 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Although it may not appear so, the leaders of both major political parties in North Carolina favor lowering the tax burden of large businesses.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 8:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Pro Tempore Phil Berger - Legislative Update: N.C. Senate Passes Tax Reduction Act of 2019A new tax package made its way through the Senate this week that will put more of your hard-earned money where it belongs- in your pockets.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 3:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State budget writers have more challenges than normal as they prepare for the next biennium. First, there are economic headwinds from tariff and trade wars and a broader concern about when the next recession will arrive
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 12:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Advocates for higher taxes and spending were excited to see a new pool of economic activity from which to siphon money, but Gov. Roy Cooper's Department of Revenue (NCDOR) may have overstepped its authority in interpreting state law and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Department of Revenue is gearing up to assess sales taxes on more out-of-state online retailers who make sales to North Carolina residents. But it's unclear whether the department has the legal authority to do so, a former legislative leader says
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Would North Carolina be a better place without an income tax? A recent Bankrate.com article compared the nine states that forgo broad-based personal income taxes with the rest of the country on economy, population, and jobs
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2018 @ 12:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After decades of debate and litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court has settled a contentious matter
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 2:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On many different occasions, I have argued that, from an economics perspective, North Carolina should abolish its tax on capital gains
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation allowing counties to impose an additional quarter-cent sales tax to raise revenue within their jurisdictions
Published: Saturday, March 31st, 2018 @ 7:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A couple of weeks ago, I argued that North Carolina’s legislature should “one-up” Congress and the Trump administration when it comes to tax reform by abolishing the state’s capital gains tax.
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2018 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At last count, 12 North Carolina counties will include an increase in the local sales tax on their May ballots
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 5:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters in numerous North Carolina counties will vote for more than candidates in their districts
Published: Friday, March 23rd, 2018 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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