If you step back and think about it, why is Albany involved in these two issues: a real estate tax cap and rent control in New York City. Both affect local jurisdictions, not the State. How did the New York State Government get into the business of controlling local governments on local issues? Not being […]
Make the Most of Your 2010 Tax Deductions
T minus seven days and counting… U.S. taxes are due on April 18 this year, and maybe those three extra days will help you find some last-minute tax deductions. I know I’m going to be looking for them. I’ve been writing for the Taipan Publishing Group for a number of years now, but in […]
Defeat the Property Tax Cap
Rarely has a piece of proposal legislation produced so many heartfelt Resolutions. Andrew Cuomo’s Property Tax Cap is spawning resolutions faster than mushrooms grow in manure. Typically, local governments don’t bother to send resolutions to Albany, because they are futile gestures. The elected officials in Albany are a spineless lot more interested in their […]
Governor-Elected Cuomo Compares NYS Fringe Benefits to GM’s Before Bankruptcy
Governor-elect Cuomo compared the fringe benefits paid to NYS employees to those paid by GM before its bankruptcy according to the Journal News. The Governor-elected pointed out that if fringe benefits are not reduced — next year they will represent a 59% uplift to salary – New York State is going to have to reduce […]
‘Closing Tax Loopholes’ To Prevent Outsourcing Passed By House 215-204
Amid much controversy about outsourcing, the House has passed the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. The package was approved by the House by a 215-204 vote and move to the Senate. The Senate will take up the bill on June 7 after a Memorial Day recess. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy […]
State, Local Tourism Taxes Keeping Americans Home?
In addition to the piss poor economy in the United States at the present time (pardon my French), it appears that the U.S. Chamber and travel and tourism industry have yet to also discover just why occupancy levels are down, and more and more Americans are staying at home during normal vacation periods. And that […]
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