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Massachusetts Question 3, filed under the name, the 3 percent Sales Tax Relief Act, appears on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. The measure, if enacted by voters, would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6.25 to 3 percent. The measure was sponsored by the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes headed by Carla ...
The measure asked voters whether to repeal a sales tax on alcohol sales. The ballot measure for the 2010 ballot was added after the Massachusetts State Legislature increased the sales tax in the state from 5% to 6.25% and eliminated an exemption for alcohol sold in liquor stores. [1] [2] [3]
There was a proposal in New York State to impose a sales tax when a gift card is purchased instead of imposing it when the card is used, but it failed. [10] Most states also exempt bulk sales, such as sales of an entire business. Most states exempt from sales tax goods purchased for use as ingredients or parts in further manufacturing.
There is a tax exemption for income below a threshold that varies from year to year. The corporate income tax rate is 8.8%, [299] and the short-term capital gains tax rate is 12%. [300] An unusual provision allows filers to voluntarily pay at the pre-referendum 5.85% income tax rate, which is done by between one and two thousand taxpayers per ...
On September 27, 2016, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh changed the name of the development agency from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). This change was part of a broader goal to make city government more transparent and to put a friendlier face to a bureaucratic agency that rules upon major ...
A common misconception is that tampons and other menstrual products are taxed as a "luxury item" because they are subject to sales tax in 30 states as of February 2021. [9] In actuality, they are simply subject to the normal state sales tax rate in states where they are not tax exempt.
Instead of cutting used clothing up for wiping cloths it was now sold as fashion, though without racks or price tags. In the 1980s finding large quantities of vintage 1940s and 50s clothing at Dollar-A-Pound was commonplace. [3] In 1986 as the demand for used and vintage clothing continued to rise The Garment District was born.
Barbara Anderson (1943 – April 8, 2016) was an anti-tax activist. [1] She was eulogized by Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker [2] for her contribution to reducing property, income and excise taxes for state citizens [3] (moving Massachusetts from the sixth-heaviest taxed state to the 36th).