Anthony Bradley explains in a Washington Examiner column how the nation’s capital is blocking urban teens from exercising entrepreneurial skills. On a hot and humid 88-degree summer day in Washington,…
Taxes are going up in the City of Asheville to punish the evil legislators for denying the city its business licensing fees. The logic is it is indeed better for…
Normally, we think of losing business as what happens when we are rude to customers or sell them junk. Hendersonville City Council, however, is losing businesses because they steal away…
Hooray. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday signed into law a revenue bill that will eliminate a business license tax worth about $1.4 million to Asheville. Lots of folks are…
View in your browser. The Revenue Laws Study Committee has met regularly during legislative interims since 1979, and this year was no different. The committee had its final meeting yesterday…
Did you know that the State of North Carolina has no single general business license? Businesses must ensure compliance with all requirements set by the state for the work their…
A new formula for business license fees will mean a six-fold increase in collections for the town of Waynesville this fiscal year, bringing in a projected $128,000 compared to $20,000…
The sweepstakes machine cycle goes legal, licensed, illegal, legal, licensed, illegal. In the Town of Canton, they are now on the licensing portion of the sinusoid.
The Town of Columbus has a problem. It wants to contain video gaming, but it can’t because any law targeted against the industry incents it to mutate its operations to…
“We can be the best city in America when it comes to starting and running a small business.” — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Um, no. Not if this new site…
The Town of Sylva is once again considering changing its business license fee schedule from flat rates to a scale based on gross receipts. A vote is expected June 2,…
Board members of the Town of Sylva are expected to vote at their 9:15 am meeting March 17 on whether or not the town will transition from a system of…