I think the North Carolina General Assembly deserves loads of credit for making our tax code friendlier to growth, investment, and freedom. In one respect, however, the state still imposes too heavy a load. It requires too many out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales taxes. Lawmakers ought to fix this problem when they reconvene...
I work with dozens of businesses in North Carolina and nationwide that successfully sell products online through Amazon and Walmart.com. I’m deeply concerned for my clients and the more than 20,000 Amazon sellers based in North Carolina because the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) misguided lawsuit against Amazon is the ultimate Big Government blunder. Amazon revolutionized...
More than seven months after he started the job, State Controller Nels Roseland has won official confirmation from the N.C. Senate. Senators voted 47-0 to approve Roseland as controller through June 2029. The seven-year appointment also requires a vote in the state House.
Unconventional thinking is key as the age of the big box store comes to an end.
Some of the worst ideas in politics originate with an understandable impulse. Consider the new “click-through tax.”
As long as North Carolina and other states levy a retail sales tax on products such as music recordings, why not be consistent?
RALEIGH – Public school students in North Carolina face a growing number of course options, regardless of federal No Child Left Behind standards. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Thanks to Gov. Mike Easley's tax-free weekend, the Internet looked even more appealing for consumers who wanted to save.
Next time state officials say they are doing you a favor with tax-exempt sales, do what Santa does: check it twice. North Carolina officials promoted the recent tax-free weekend for school supplies as a boon (or bone?) to families of school-age children.
Along with the countless innovations in consumer products and services, there has been a steady growth in the market for information about those products and services, including the companies that provide them. This is significant, since consumers now have access to markets literally all over the globe.
There's lots of talk in Raleigh about gas taxes, car taxes, cigarette taxes, and sales tax. The simple fact of the matter is that North Carolinians keep too much of their own money.
