State and Local Taxes

State tax collections fell short of expectations by $281 million last year, providing potential difficulties in the future for the state budget and immediate fodder for this fall's tight governor's race.

An airline is looking into coming to Idaho to set up a maintenance facility in Boise that would create 100 new jobs with salaries of close to $50,000 a year, Idaho's state commerce chief says, in part because of a new tax incentive law.

Kansas Secretary of Revenue Nick Jordan told Wichita Republicans Friday that the state's system for giving sales tax exemptions to charities is too political -- and politics will probably keep it from getting changed.

Business taxes account for 44.9% of all state and local taxes.

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Accounting professionals who specialize in helping their small business clients stay compliant with State and Local Taxes (SALT), often need spcific informaiton that may behard to find. Here’s a brief list of websites that can provide useful tools and information for these professionals: SBA: Learn about your state and local tax obligations:http://www.sba.gov/content/learn-about-your-state-and-local-tax-obligations NOLO – 50-State […]

Earlier this year, the Texas state legislature voted to create a sales tax holiday that will coincide with the back-to-school time frame. The state has had a back-to-school sales tax holiday each year since 1999.