Bill filed to centralize local tax collection. Is it red tape reduction or ‘government overreach’?
Proponents say the one-stop portal for businesses paying local payroll taxes is a red tape reduction move. A Kentucky cities ...
City opposes state bill to collect local occupational taxes
Owensboro City Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday, voicing their opposition to a bill filed in Frankfort that would have the state collect city and county occupational taxes. Occupational ...
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Owensboro officials slam proposed state bill to centralize occupational tax collection
Owensboro officials strongly oppose a bill introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly that would centralize the collection ...
TARC is driving toward a 'fiscal cliff.' What lies ahead for public transit in Louisville
Kentucky law allows the occupational tax rate levied by TARC — currently at 0.2% — to be raised or for a new sales or property tax to fund public transit to be passed, but all of these options would ...
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‘High interest rates be damned’
“This site is overdue for development,” CBRE Kentucky Managing Director David ... portion of the increase in local property and occupational taxes generated at the site up to a cap of $114.2 ...
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The (Mostly Untapped) Power of Local Income Taxes
Local income taxes can be an important progressive revenue raiser, as they ask more of higher-income households and are ...