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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 ...
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%, [300] and the short-term capital gains tax rate is 12%. [301] 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 ...
Trains brought families from Boston and Providence to Edgar's to see Santa. In the early 1960s Edgar's was bought by Almy, Bigelow and Washburn, Inc. The corporation ran department stores under various names in eastern Mass. By the mid 70s, some of the stores were renamed "Almy's." The store sold clothing, home goods, jewelry, cosmetics and ...
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.
Proposition 2½ (Mass. Gen. L. c. 59, § 21C) is a Massachusetts statute that limits property tax assessments and, secondarily, automobile excise tax levies by Massachusetts municipalities. The name of the initiative refers to the 2.5% ceiling on total property taxes annually as well as the 2.5% limit on property tax increases.
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).
The IRS has recognized some time banks as tax exempt; it is harder to obtain exemptions for a barter network or local currency, as they are harder to prove as operating purely on a basis of service to the community. Being a time bank alone does not enable an organization to obtain tax exemption under 501(c)(3). [34]