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A history of sales tax

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All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Salestaxes are no exception.

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Legal analysis: Implications of state tax exclusion of overtime wages for employers and employees

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Checkpoint Payroll Update caught up with John Wertz, tax attorney and partner at Holland & Knight’s New York office, to discuss this first-of-its-kind law. Wertz, a veteran in state and local taxes for over 30 years, explained that the law applies only to full-time hourly employees.

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A List of the 10 Worst Property Taxes By States

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Your physical address might result in you paying significantly more in property taxes than someone else. And as millions of Americans rush from one state to another, one thing you just have to keep in mind is property taxes. That’s why in this post, we’re going to uncover the states with the worst property taxes in the country.