Displaying items by tag: taxes
Sandhills couple indicted for failure to pay employment taxes, file tax returns
A federal grand jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, returned an indictment (Tuesday), charging a North Carolina couple with federal employment tax and individual income tax violations.
Health care costs at center of debate in race for state treasurer
RALEIGH — Taxes and employee benefits are at the center of the race for N.C. treasurer.
State values Duke power plant $64M less, Richmond County to loose $600K
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County is losing out on a huge chunk of tax revenue following a new valuation of a utility company's property by the state .
Cooper order throws local governments into financial havoc
RALEIGH — An executive order giving people a break on utility payments threw local governments across North Carolina into financial havoc.
Critics say failure to consult legislative leaders harmed Leandro report
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Republican legislators say they were left out of focus groups for a major education report that could seriously affect future policymaking.
COLUMN: When taxes (almost) killed tap
I write a syndicated column on politics and public policy that often centers on the issue of taxation. I am also a sometime practitioner and teacher of tap dancing. Combining my two interests was only a matter of time. That time is today.
COLUMN: Uncertain policy has economic cost
Progressives and conservatives argue about economic policy all the time. At government’s current size and scope, would it better promote long-term growth to raise taxes and spend more or to lower taxes and spend less? During a recession, should government try to bolster demand by running large budget deficits or should it economize to keep debt from exploding?
Senate tax cut package could get a floor vote Thursday
RALEIGH — The Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 622, the Tax Reduction Act of 2019, on Tuesday, May 14, and sent it to the Senate Rules Committee.
Tax collections could lead to $700 million windfall for N.C.
RALEIGH — A $470-million surge in April tax collections could push the state budget surplus to more than $700 million.
COLUMN: The government is hard at work keeping tax preparation complicated and expensive
"Congressional Democrats and Republicans," reports ProPublica, "are moving to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic tax filing system."
