Sentences with phrase «against the sales tax»

Last week, the Common Council's Finance Committee voted 3 - 2 against the sales tax agreement their mayor had negotiated, with some members reserving the right to vote the other way when it comes to the floor at regular session on June 7.

The legislature also voted to approve a request for an increase in sales tax by 3/8 percent on an 10 - 4 vote with Meyers voting for it and the Republicans voting against the sales tax, preferring instead a 1/4 percent sales tax starting in 2013, after one year of a 3/8 percent tax.

In some states, they retaliated against the sales tax by dropping affiliate commissions, in the hopes a grass roots effort by local merchants might create some noise.

Not exact matches

The absence of a deal on harmonized sales tax (HST) compensation — a long - festering source of tension between Ottawa and Quebec — seems to be the most important reason why the Bloc Quebecois 49 MPs plan to vote against the federal budget.

In fact, they're cash payouts from governments to production companies, in theory credited against the income and sales taxes paid by the individuals and service companies the shows put to work.

Surely some of their arguments also militate against taxing new - home sales.

Success is «the best revenge that Bezos can get against the administration for its veiled threats about sales taxes and not paying its fair share,» said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

Success is «the best revenge that Bezos can get against the administration for its veiled threats about sales taxes and not paying its fair share,» said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Talk - show hosts on the club's flagship radio station are bashing it, and some newspaper columnists are railing against the half - percent sales - tax increase, which could generate up to $ 92.5 million for the facility.

At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. Martin Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis speak out against a proposed internet sales tax, 7408 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

At 10 a.m. — Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, Assemblyman Ron Castorina and state Sen. Marty Golden speak out against a proposed internet sales tax, Maplewood Place, Staten Island.

Dutchess County Democrat Terry Gipson was one of only four state senators to vote against letting Ulster County reinstate its additional 1 percent sales tax.

One of the TV ads from the New York State Teachers Union's Vote COPE that claimed Hanna approved sales tax increases, was declared inaccurate, as were claimes that O'Brien voted against bridge repair funding.

On March 1, state Sen. Marty Golden (R - C - I - Brooklyn), along with Assemblymembers Nicole Malliotakis (R - C - I - Brooklyn - Staten Island) and Ron Castorina Jr. (R - C - I - Staten Island), spoke out against an internet sales tax proposal expected to burden New Yorkers.

Those of a political inclination might surmise that County Executive Mike Hein, who announced the lead findings with the usual fanfare, needed to create a crisis he could control, and use as a heat shield against other crises, like the sales tax deal and the railroad.

Taxpayers will receive the same net benefit, but SOF spending growth appears lower.3 Other substantial changes include shifts in workers from payrolls in the general fund to those paid by capital funds, reclassifying the Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation (STARC) funds from a miscellaneous receipt to an offset against spending, and shifting expenses off - budget as shown in Table 3.

Serino, a county legislator, voted against a resolution to repeal the exemption, but Democrats have seized on her vote for the county budget writ large, which included built - in revenue from the sales tax.

The arguments against paid sick leave, as stated in the Capital Region Chamber's petition opposing Local Law «C» on behalf of its more than 2400 area businesses and organizations, include: the proposal will hurt our economy, reduce jobs, lower the county's sales tax revenue, and act as «an impediment to attracting, retaining and growing jobs.»

While the incentives — a combination of sales, mortgage recording and property tax breaks — were approved by the vast majority of the ECIDA directors, one, Richard Lipsitz Jr. - the board's vice chairman and Western New York Area Labor Federation president, argued against the package.

Internet giants and small business organizations are rallying against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal that would impose a sales tax on online marketplace providers when they sell to New York residents.

The Majority Caucus is committed to working with the administration to identify ways the county can help in the fight against opioid and heroin addiction, however the county is also facing serious financial concerns with limited fund balance and declining sales tax revenue.

Three Erie County legislators with the Republican - supported majority voted last week against extending Erie County's additional 1.75 percent additional sales tax, part of the 8.75 percent sales tax all county residents pay that must be reauthorized every two years.

Had one more more legislator voted against extending the sales tax, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said the county would have plunged into a financial crisis that would have made the red - green budget crisis of a decade ago «appear minor.»

During his visit to western New York on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted to the backlash by Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) against his executive budget proposal that would remove their powers to grant state sales tax exemptions.

Even with the gridlock over, Lanza said he still plans to vote against New York City's sales - tax increase, the lack of which officials here said was costing the city $ 60 million a month and delaying the hiring of cops, EMTs and other city workers.

That's why, as a County Legislator, I voted against the Dutchess County home energy sales tax and, as a State Senator, I will never stop working to protect the hardworking taxpayers I represent.

State tax liens generally are levied against individuals for not paying state income tax and against employers for not paying worker's taxes or sales taxes.

He voted, for instance, against allowing the extension of temporary increases to some local sales tax rates, calling the sales tax regressive.

Had one more more legislator voted against extending the sales tax, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said t...

Against Casey E. Jordan, R - Clay Kevin A. Holmquist, R - Manlius Patrick Kilmartin, R - Onondaga Richard M. Lesniak, R - Lysander Robert D. Warner, R - Van Buren For Mark A. Stanczyk, D - Syracuse Thomas C. Buckel, Jr., D - Syracuse Abstain James A. Corbett, R - Geddes An Onondaga County Legislature committee voted 6 to 2 in favor of a sales tax redistribution proposal that would cut city sales tax revenues by more than 27 percent and immediately eliminate sharing tax money with the towns, villages and school.

Based on his state - of - the - county address last week at Ulster County Community College, it would appear the sales tax clawback was but an opening salvo against the towns and city.

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With cheap books a click away, the costs of parking and local sales tax alone stack the odds against brick and mortar stores but publishers are also evolving and changing.

This marks the first time that Amazon took a proactive stance against a state, rather than simply canceling its affiliates program or building an actual physical presence in the state in exchange for a waiver on the sales tax.

This application will require over 430,000 voter signatures to make the ballot, but hopefully the effects of cancelling the affiliates program have generated enough outrage that the citizens will take a stand with Amazon against what it feels is a punitive violation of current sales tax legislation.

Libraries struggle with having strange limitations imposed on ebooks for lending and readers abroad suffer from the odd sales tax laws that governments have enacted specifically against ebooks.

Amazon already collects sales tax on some items: If you use or follow news about Amazon, you know they have spent the past 15 years in hand - to - hand combat against any state that wants them to collect sales tax.

Dear Sir, i had purchased a plot on 30th april 1981 for Rs. 13413 now i had sold it on 21st march 2017 for Rs. 40,57,000 / - against that sale i want to purchase another plot of similar amount do i have to pay capital gain tax?

Short against the box: A position of an investor who is long and short the same security, usually for tax purposes, to lock in a sales price, but defer the gain into the year the short position is covered.

In its simplest form: a tax sale is when a property is sold by a taxing authority, such as a city's tax department, or by the court, as in a Sheriff's sale, to recover delinquent taxes or other debts levied against the property.

The sale of Conrad Black's Toronto mansion has been put on hold after the Canada Revenue Agency placed liens against the property for $ 15 - million in unpaid income taxes, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.

If I do claim the investment loan interest as a deduction against my other income, what are the tax implications on the sale of the raw land?

As short sale would use your money to gamble against the economy, I see plenty of reasons why the government will not provide tax incentives for such a behavior.

For example, if Canada Revenue Agency registered a mortgage against the property, the property would be subject to that mortgage even after the tax sale.

(1) The applicant or the responsible officer of the applicant is of good moral character; (2) An inspection has been made of the premises and a finding is made that it conforms to this bill and is a suitable place in which to conduct the commercial breeder's business; (3) The commercial breeder has a valid sales tax registration number and is in good standing with the Tennessee department of revenue; and (4) The licensee has never been convicted of any criminal offense against an animal.

Considering the number of animals they house and «sell», just how much sales tax revenue is being lost in the state - one of their arguments against breeders!

«Fair Play» When you buy a trek, tour or tour package with a tour company outside of Peru you are not contributing towards the Peruvian economy in the form of sales taxes because some of our laws in Tourism are against local families business.

I work with clients and their lawyers to help structure deals that work in their best interests, which usually means maximizing the amount they can end up with on a sale, and protecting them against surprise tax consequences.

David is currently heavily involved defending a variety of fraud and dishonest assistance claims arising from the sale of carbon credits, both in the Financial List (against Citi Bank) and in the tax tribunal (RBS and Citi Bank).