The Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. based nonpartisan tax policy research organization, has released its 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The nonprofit Tax Foundation has released its State Business Tax Climate Index each year since 2003, distilling complicated tax environments into a simple and easy-to-understand ranking. The index is focused on how states generate revenue, not how much.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New analysis from the Tax Foundation finds that – surprise! – high-tax states lost population while low-tax states gained residents.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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North Carolina would jump from No. 10 to No. 5 in the Tax Foundation’s state business tax climate rankings, if recently approved reforms took effect immediately.
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent examination by the Tax Foundation shows North Carolina’s high net migration rate may be due to its friendly tax climate.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 4:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tax policy is as much about regulation as it is the efficiency and simplicity of raising revenues to pay for government activity
Published: Saturday, January 20th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The tax reform legislation approved by Congress and signed by President Trump Wednesday makes sweeping reforms to the national tax landscape, but an influential Washington-based think tank says the new law should have minimal impact on North Carolina's tax structure
Published: Sunday, January 7th, 2018 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians would experience large gains in after-tax income under the tax-reform bill released last week in Washington, according to an initial analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is a model for ending state sales tax holidays in favor of better policy, a Tax Foundation study finds
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 1:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina almost made another top-10 list this year - but don't worry, our state seems likely to make the cut in 2017
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 9:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed October 3-7, 2016 as North Carolina Manufacturing Week.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As a result of historic tax reform signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina's tax climate has improved to 11th, up from 44th in 2013, according to this year's State Business Tax Climate Index by the Tax Foundation.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 11:07 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Tax Foundation today released its annual Business Tax Climate Index for 2017.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Relatively speaking, North Carolina has a low rate of property taxation. That's a basic fact of public finance - but its implications are varied, significant, and underappreciated
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2016 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late last week, the Tax Foundation - the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization since 1937 - released its book "North Carolina Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Tax Reform."
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Every year the Tax Foundation publishes the State Business Tax Climate Index, which allows taxpayers, businesses, and policy makers an easy comparison of how their states' tax systems relate. This ranking of the states is based on tax policy has been very important in North Carolina over the last...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's historic 2013 tax reform drastically improved our state's tax climate, making the Tar Heel State far more competitive for job and investment growth. The Tax Foundation credited the tax changes for North Carolina's dramatic increase from the 7th worst business tax climate in the...
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 6:39 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Amid the uncertainty of state budget negotiations, one fact still holds: North Carolina's corporate tax rates will continue to drop, and those cuts will improve the state's standing in an index from the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., ranking state business climates.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week brought every American's favorite day: April 15. Most of us knew that we were required to file and pay taxes by the Wednesday deadline. But do you know exactly how long it took you to complete enough work to pay for those taxes? If we add up every tax you have to pay...
Published: Sunday, April 19th, 2015 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The weather is getting warmer, the plants are in bloom, and people are starting to spend more time outside. Yes, it's springtime, and as we get more comfortable with the season change, one thing continues to put a damper on things - tax day. April 15 arrived today, but do you know exactly...
Published: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina - to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive and meaningful changes in North Carolina. We will be positioned to recover from the recession more
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rob Christensen of the News & Observer recently published an article in which he claims to uncover "the truth" behind 10 "myths" about North Carolina state government.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As the dust settles on the landmark 2013 North Carolina legislative session, conservatives can look upon the accomplishments of the state legislature and find much to celebrate.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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GOP Gov. Pat McCrory called a tax reform compromise reached with legislative leaders "another historic step to ensure what I refer to often as a Carolina comeback." House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, said it was proof that that reports of the death of cooperation between the House and the...
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 @ 2:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While April 15 is on the minds of many taxpayers scurrying to meet the income tax filing deadline, two other dates - April 10 and April 18 - might also...
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The new French president's plan for a top income tax rate of 75 percent has raised many eyebrows on this side of the Atlantic.
Published: Thursday, October 25th, 2012 @ 12:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina residents pay nearly 10 percent of their income in taxes, placing the state squarely among the 20th-most taxed in the nation, said the nonprofit Tax Foundation in its most recent Annual State-Local Tax Burden Ranking (PDF download here).
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's tax on retail sales needs reforming. At the present time, there exists a hodgepodge of taxes on consumption and sales that show very little consistency or forethought.
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2012 @ 2:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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