After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, business owners across Nassau County are calling for state legislation that they say would level the playing field between in-state and out-of-state online retailers.
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By Andrew Garcia and Melissa Koenig
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8/2/18
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Tens of millions of dollars in state sales taxes are generated in Nassau County’s 64 villages each year. The state keeps part of the money, and sends part of it . . .
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7/12/18
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy filed a $2.5 million notice of claim on June 1 against the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County to win back what he calls a “fair share” of state sales-tax reimbursements for the village, but he has not yet received a response and is mulling legal action.
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By Melissa Koenig, Nadya Nataly and Anthony O'Reilly
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7/5/18
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Freeport generates roughly $15.8 million a year in state sales taxes. The state collects the money, and then sends back roughly $6.2 million to Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead.The share of …
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/21/18
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Editor's note: Carrie Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, is a Nassau County legislator who represents the 3rd District.
The former county executive, Ed Mangano, overhauled the tax system that …
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By Carrie Solages
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3/22/18
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Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman announced Wednesday that his office is conducting a thorough audit of the Assessment Review Commission — the agency responsible for deciding tax-grievance …
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By Timothy Denton
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2/22/18
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The average refund for individual income taxpayers who received one for the fiscal year ending in September 2016 topped $3,000, according to the IRS.1 If you expect to receive a refund on your 2017 …
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Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS®
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2/19/18
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In my last column, “Buckle up, L.I., the GOP tax plan is headed our way” (Jan. 25-31), I promised to offer my suggestions this week on …
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2/18/18
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As I wrote this column Saturday — the first anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration — the federal government was shut down. By Monday, it appeared poised to get back to work, as a compromise deal to end the legislative stalemate was in the works . . .
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1/25/18
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When Medicare and Medicaid were created in the 1960s, they received strong support in Congress from both parties. Then, in the 1990s, a bipartisan coalition added the Children’s Health Insurance Program . . .
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1/25/18
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