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• Local governments hope to avoid side effects of federal tax order

  April 2, 2011 in City on Page B3 Local governments are fighting a federal order to send the IRS 3 percent of what they owe their suppliers and contractors. Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton estimates the unfunded congressional … 4

• Council to weigh tab tax uses

  January 8, 2011 in City on Page B1 A proposed $20 annual tax on vehicles that was foundering in December has found new life in the new year. The Spokane City Council studied the tax for several months, … 10

• Editorial: Two-thirds requirement a reasonable tax restraint

  September 30, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 A significant theme of the campaign against Initiative 1053 has been that it is an assault on majority rule. The opponents should rethink that strategy. If voters approve the ballot … 18

• $20 tab tax could get OK without public vote

  August 9, 2010 in City The Spokane City Council has pulled a proposal for tonight’s meeting that would have added a new vehicle license tab fee.Even though a new $20 tax on license plate tabs … 8

• Taxes: Late drop-off locations and what to do if you can’t pay

  April 15, 2010 in Business, City The IRS will make you an offer, and it’s one you shouldn’t refuse. If you owe taxes, but don’t have the money to pay the bill by tomorrow’s deadline, you’ll …

• House enters tax plan fray

    March 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – People who smoke, chew gum, drink bottled water or get a face lift would pay more taxes this year under a plan by House Democrats to find extra … 2

• Senate Dems: Sales tax hike would help balance cuts

    February 23, 2010 in City Senate Democrats unveiled a budget proposal that calls for a three-tenths of 1 cent sales tax hike for the next three years, an extra $1 per pack for cigarettes and … 7

• Tax-Aide volunteers gear up

  January 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 In the interest of helping people file their taxes, Gerald Scharrenberger pretended to be a 49-year-old divorced mother of two on Tuesday morning at Silver Lake Mall. Sitting across from …

• Property owner loses tax reduction

  July 2, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Mount Spokane-area resident Bob Webb has settled his dispute with Spokane County Assessor Ralph Baker over Webb’s participation in a timberland tax-reduction program. In an overhaul of several loosely managed …

• Sales-tax increase could reach ballot

  April 18, 2009 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Dozens of health care workers and advocates for the poor Friday urged state lawmakers to push ahead with a proposed $1 billion sales-tax increase over the next three … 5

• Idaho beer and wine tax increase introduced

  February 16, 2009 in Idaho BOISE – Idaho’s beer and wine taxes would more than triple to pay for substance-abuse treatment under legislation that narrowly won introduction in a House committee on Monday.

• Porn tax proposed to buttress budget

  February 11, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington has long had sin taxes, but they’ve usually been on things like tobacco, liquor and beer. Now, with Washington facing a big budget shortfall, a state lawmaker …

• Non-partisan group asks for higher beer, wine tax

  January 8, 2009 in Idaho The nonpartisan group The Common Interest is pushing Idaho lawmakers to raise the tax on beer and wine, saying the money should be put toward substance abuse treatment programs.

• Bill would add 10 percent to credit for working poor

  January 24, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – As Congress debates an economic stimulus plan that could land an $800 to $1,600 check in your mailbox, state lawmakers are pitching their own plan to put a …

• Error made tax change permanent

  September 4, 2007 in City on Page A5 When state lawmakers tweaked some tax legislation this spring, they got more than they bargained for: It seems that they inadvertently made some normally temporary tax increases permanent. That’s according …

• Tribes, state at odds on fuel tax

  April 15, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho Indian tribes are back at the negotiating table with the state over fuel taxes, though the tribes are smarting over legislation Gov. Butch Otter signed into law …

• But In North Idaho, Impact Fees Have Been Met With Lawsuits

  September 24, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 How do you spell impact fees in North Idaho? R-E-F-U-N-D. Bombarded with lawsuits, defeated in court, and largely unsuccessful in getting builders to donate the money, Hayden and Coeur d’Alene …

• Fees Having Little Impact On Growth Boise Area Impact Fees Are Paying For Road, Park Improvements

  September 24, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 New homes in southeast Boise appear to prove that impact fees in Ada County have not signigicantly slowed growth in the area. Photo by Betsy Z. Russell/The Spokesman-Review

• Big Business Is Split Over Initiative 164

  July 13, 1995 in City on Page B1 Some of the state’s largest businesses and business associations say they will stay out of the fight over a property rights initiative. Backers of the effort to overturn I-164 say …

• Float House Owner Becomes Motorvated Turning Home Into Vessel Could Eliminate Property Taxes

  July 9, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Lake Pend Oreille resident Tom Hooker has filed for boat status. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

• Simplifying Tax Laws Goal Of Hearings Lawmakers Will Consider Some 230 Proposals

  July 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A charitable deduction for non-itemizers, a child-care credit for overnight summer camp expenses and repeal of the gasguzzler tax on stretch limousines are among the 230 tax provisions House lawmakers …

• Lowry Vetoes Majority Of Gop’s Tax Cuts Calls Reductions Danger To State’s Economy, Bond Rating

  June 17, 1995 in City on Page B1 Gov. Mike Lowry, wading into a political thicket that could further reduce his chances for a second term, Friday vetoed more than half of the $501 million tax-cut package conservatives …

• Talk Of Flat Tax In Congress Leveling Muni Bond Market

  June 4, 1995 in Business on Page D4 Proposals to simplify the U.S. tax system have been complicating life for investors in municipal bonds and municipal bond funds. While prices of most other types of bonds have rallied …

• Eliminate Irs, Says Chenoweth Idaho Lawmaker Wants To Let The States Collect Taxes

  June 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Reps. George Nethercutt and Helen Chenoweth share a laugh at the Red Lion in the Spokane Valley on Wednesday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Dairy Boss Enters Plea In Tax Case Ex-Foremost Owner Admits Evading Federal Income Taxes

  June 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The former owner of Foremost Dairies in Spokane has pleaded guilty to evading $642,000 in federal income taxes during the time he operated the company. Michael C. Cameron, currently living …

• Do Away With Irs, Chenoweth Says Idaho Lawmaker Wants To Let The States Collect Taxes

  June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Reps. George Nethercutt and Helen Chenoweth share a laugh at the Red Lion in the Spokane Valley on Wednesday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Business Leaders Lobby To Tax Themselves Opponents Say Plan Will Help Big Businesses And Drive Away Smaller Ones

  May 23, 1995 in City on Page B1 A taxing plan used to spruce up downtowns in Seattle, Portland and some 1,000 other cities is the best hope for Spokane’s retail core, business leaders told the City Council …

• Deer Park School Bond Passes

  May 17, 1995 in City on Page B3 For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in the Deer Park School District passed a bond measure Tuesday. Of 1,485 voters, 63 percent supported the $5.5 million bond.

• Decision Expected May 15 On Downtown Tax District

  April 22, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 After a series of open meetings, the City Council will determine the fate of the proposed downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area on May 15. The 10-month-old campaign, spearheaded by …

• Rich Americans Pay More In Taxes Clinton Revisions Bring In $31 Billion More From Wealthy

  April 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 As the April 17 filing deadline looms, miserable taxpayers can find company among the affluent. Well-to-do Americans’ taxes surged 16 percent in 1993, the first year of revisions pressed into …

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