State and Local Taxes

Two North Carolina state lawmakers say any effort to raise Charlotte's prepared food tax to help upgrade Bank of America Stadium would require a vote by the public.

What the government taketh away, one area company decided to replace.

If you buy something in Oklahoma, the government is going to take a bigger bite than just about anywhere else in the nation, according to a Monday report from the Tax Foundation.

Pennsylvania voters want the state to privatize the sale of wine and liquor. That's the result of a new survey by the Commonwealth Foundation.

A bill in the North Dakota state legislature that would suspend the state's income tax has failed in committee.

The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded.

A well-known Kansas City certified public accounting firm has relocated its offices and 22 employees to Leawood, lured by new Kansas incentives that eliminated personal income taxes on profits earned at what are called pass-through businesses.

The Alabama Department of Finance plans to spend about $5.2 million on an attendance and timekeeping system for all state departments and employees.