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2005 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 5

February 15, 2005 - Introduced by Senators A. LASEE, REYNOLDS, S. FITZGERALD and ROESSLER, cosponsored by Representatives KAUFERT, GUNDERSON, STONE, HINES, KREIBICH, F. LASEE, LEMAHIEU, LOTHIAN, MUSSER, OTT, OWENS, PETTIS, PRIDEMORE, VOS and AINSWORTH. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy. Read More...

California Sales and Use Tax Overview

This page explains the requirements for collecting taxes. Included is information about shipping, handling and transportation tax requirements. California sales tax is generally imposed upon a retailer for the privilege of selling tangible personal property in California at retail. The retailer may be a California retailer or an out-of-state retailer engaged in business in California... Read More...

Death And State Taxes

(FORTUNE Small Business) – From an Estate Tax standpoint, 2010 would be the best year to die, but Illinois would not be the place to do it. That's the grim conclusion of Robert Bonifas, 66, who worked 35 years to build his company, Read More...

Oregon ESL Initiative

Two more initiatives sponsored by conservative activists have qualified for the Nov. 4 general election ballot. Read More...

Washington Initiative 917

I, Sam Reed, Secretary of State of the State of Washington and custodian of its seal, hereby certify that, according to the records on file in my office, the attached copy of Initiative Measure No. 917 to the People is a true and correct copy as it was received by this office. Read More...

Washington Initiative 918

I, Sam Reed, Secretary of State of the State of Washington and custodian of its seal, hereby certify that, according to the records on file in my office, the attached copy of Initiative Measure No. 918 to the People is a true and correct copy as it was received by this office. Read More...

The Indirect Effects of Ballot Initiatives

A number of academic studies have found that states with ballot initiatives and direct democracy have lower taxes and less spending than other states (Matsusaka, 1996)... academic literature has spent little time examining why this is the case. Some have argued anecdotally that ballot initiatives are used to enact large tax reductions at the state level... California's Proposition 13 continues to receive a great deal of attention... Read More...

American Tax Research

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