State and Local Taxes

Twenty years ago, state lawmakers passed a tax break aimed at helping California entrepreneurs launch their own businesses.

Cash-hungry cities nationwide, many of them in the Northeast, are increasingly turning to the expanding nonprofit sector to help pay for city services.

A Bel Air company that handled payrolls for many employers in the area is being sued by clients for allegedly stealing years of tax payments rather than sending them on to the tax collectors as required -- leaving the companies on the hook.

Fewer Ohioans are going into business for themselves, and the state's level of self-employment is one of the lowest in the nation, according to data reviewed by the Dayton Daily News.

Tax commissioners from central Georgia counties urged vehicle owners to have patience with their staffs and to consider staying away from the tax office this Friday unless they have urgent business.

When it comes to creating a services tax, the Legislature could cast a wide net, taxing nearly every service at a lower rate and reducing the sales tax on goods in the process -- a Republican idea.

The Leading Index for Indiana, while rising slightly from its revised January level, still does not reflect a robust picture of the state's economy to start off the year. That's the bottom line, according to IU Business Research Center economist Tim Slaper, who put together and analyzes the index.

People considering a vacation home need to consider other costs, like taxes.