This week, Washington, D.C., announced that it would delay tax refunds due to the shutdown. Of course, we know D.C. relies on federal funding… But how much are other states reliant upon federal dollars?
It’s a tough economy all over these days. It’s not just the feds struggling to raise revenue – state and local governments are facing the same challenges. Ideas abound for plugging holes in the budget, including raising tax rates to implement new taxes on everything from soda to legal services. Some governments, however, have decided…
Cities are getting mighty creative in their efforts to fight rising deficits. No run of the mill income/wage/salary/vocation tax increases here. Philadelphia wants to raise its sales tax; Oakland is taxing marijuana and now DC is considering raising… its gas tax? DC Council Member Tommy Wells (D) has suggested a gas tax hike of 3.5…
Harriette Walters was living the good life – but it was on the dime of the taxpayers. Literally. Walters was the tax assessment manager for the District of Columbia. So she “worked” for the government. Only she didn’t really work. Instead, she recruited 10 other people in what is being called the “largest fraud scheme…
DC residents may have had to put up with lost tourists crowding the Metro during the Inauguration but they do get a little bit of a break. The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) had previously announced that sales tax on property rentals during Inauguration festivities would be suspended. This applies to…