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Taxes

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Amazon Agrees to Pay Sales Tax in Texas; What About in Missouri?

    On Monday, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and Amazon jointly announced they had struck a deal for the internet retailer to begin paying sales tax in the Lone Star state. Amazon has a distribution center in Irving, Texas, but has never paid sales tax for products shipped from the facility b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Death and Taxes: Where Your Money Goes, In One-to-Ten Percent Increments

    As we grudgingly made out our income tax checks to the government last week, we felt relieved that our annual nightmare was over. Then we turned to our gas bill and noticed this printed on the bottom: "University Ci Tax: $4.30." And at the bottom of our receipt from the Brentwood Target: "Incl 1% Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Marshall Faulk's St. Louis Condo Sold for Back Taxes

    ​If real estate records are any indication, NFL Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk appears to be in a financial tailspin. Earlier today came news that a Florida condominium he owns is in foreclosure and that he owes the condominium association $21,982 in unpaid dues. And it doesn't end there. In 2010 th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    House Transportation Bill Would Gut Metro Funding

    ​The US House of Representatives is scheduled to discuss today its version of the 2012 transportation bill -- a bill that could have major ramifications for the City and the counties.If passed, the bill, HR 7, states that mass transit would no longer automatically receive one-fifth of the fuel tax ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Steelman For Payroll Tax Cut, Akin Against Payroll Tax Cut, Brunner... Against?

    ​A few days ago, the Springfield News-Leader published a Q&A with the three candidates in Missouri's GOP Senate primary race. It's still early in the race and Sarah Steelman, Rep. Todd Akin and John Brunner have all positioned themselves as rock solid conservative candidates. As such, it's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Aerotropolis -- Voices from McGurk's

    Albert Samaha"I think the state legislators are correct in cutting it down to size," said Manley.​We're deep into the third week of the Missouri legislature's special session and the economic development package featuring the "St. Louis Aerotropolis" proposal is still in the midst of serious debat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Time For Missouri To Lose Its Hillbilly Status on Cigarettes

    Cigarette machine or Missouri voting booth? You decide!​Fred Teutenberg would call Missouri "the last refuge of the persecuted smoker." That's one way to describe the state with the lowest cigarette taxes in the nation. Another would be to call it a hillbilly outlier, and justifiably so. When even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Rick Yackey and the Del Taco Tax Credits: We've Got the Backstory

    Albert SamahaIs Ricky Yackey manipulating the historical preservation process?​ Updated 3:45 p.m. to show perspective of Alderman Scott Ogilvie. At a committee meeting last week, Alderman Scott Ogilvie pointed out Rick Yackey and his group of developers saved as much as $27 million in taxes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Aaron Johnson: Man Threatens To "Blow Up" St. Louis IRS Facility Prior to Tax Day

    Think you hate paying taxes? You don't hold a candle to Aaron Johnson of St. Louis County. Yesterday the 20-year-old Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court to calling an IRS facility in south St. Louis County and threatening to "blow it up." According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the threat was m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Claire McCaskill's "Damn Plane" Now For Sale on Craigslist

    It's a bird ... it's a shit bird pain in the ass!​Well! Look who's selling her private plane on Craigslist! Now, you might think this ad is a joke, but what kind of wiseguy would mock Missouri's senior senator for failing to pay taxes on her personal aircraft for, oh, four freakin' years? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Missouri Latest State to Push for Online Sales Tax

    Local retailers want to wipe that smug smile off those Amazon.com boxes. ​Two state representatives held a press conference today in the University City Loop, calling attention to legislation that would add sales tax to purchases Missouri residents make over the Internet. State representativ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Sinquefield's Tax Reform Labeled "Fiscally Untenable"; Could Require 12% Sales Tax

    jamesrmoody.comJames Moody​An analysis of nine ballot initiatives financier Rex Sinquefield submitted to state officials this month calling for the elimination of Missouri's income tax has concluded that the state would require a sales tax of 12 percent in order to make up for lost revenue if any ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Bills To Increase Missouri's Cigarette Tax Face Uphill Battle; State Has Lowest Tax in Nation

    ​With Missouri scrambling for money to fund its budget, you'd think that hiking up the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax of 17-cents per pack might be an easy place to start. Think again. As St. Louis Public Radio reports state Rep. Mary Still (D - Columbia) has filed two bills to raise t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Nixon Strikes a Frugal Tone as St. Louisans are Outed as Cheapskates

    ​Yesterday was a big day in Missouri frugality. Gov. Jay Nixon proposed $300 million in budget cuts during his State of the State address -- even as the website Coupons.com ranked St. Louis as the fourth-cheapest city in the country. Nixon outlined a plan to knock down the state's 2012 budge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Sales Tax Could Reach 10-13 Percent If Rex Sinquefield Has His Way

    Something like that.​Financier Rex Sinquefield, via his attorneys, filed nine initiative petitions Friday with the Secretary of State's Office calling for the elimination of the state income tax. Before being placed on the November 2012 ballot, the petitions would require signatures from two-third ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Now Here's a Cause Rex Sinquefield Should Get Behind (and Already Tacitly Endorses)

    ​Have you heard the news today? A guy in Fenton says he's planning a petition campaign to do away with the state's personal property tax. That's the tax you pay each year on your automobiles, boats, motorcycles, farm equipment and ATVs. Never mind the fact that you already paid a state sales tax o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Rex Sinquefield Registers His Bentley and His Vote in Osage County

    Sinquefield's 2008 Bentley Continential Flying Spur could provide the city with $3,000 in taxes this year -- if he registered it in St. Louis.​The man who's poured millions of dollars of his own money into an effort to change the tax structure in St. Louis is not registered to vote in St. Louis, e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Bialczak Brothers Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion Involving Police Towing Scandal

    William Bialczak and his brother Kenneth Bialczak both pleaded guilty yesterday to two felony counts of tax evasion for their role in a towing scandal that rocked the St. Louis police department two years ago and led to the resignation of chief Joe Mokwa.  The United States Attorney's Office c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Richmond Heights Wants to Become "Tourist Destination" -- by Taxing the Hell Out of Tourists

    Admit it: You'd pay ungodly tax rates to vacation here.​With a tax rate on hotel rooms of 15.67 percent, the suburb of Richmond Heights already has one of the higher hotel tax rates in the nation -- higher than such tourist meccas as San Francisco and New York City, the St. Louis Business Journal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Trak Starz Plead Guilty to Failing to File Tax Returns

    The Trak Starz -- Shamar Daugherty and Alonzo Lee -- yesterday pleaded guilty to multiple counts of failing to file tax returns. According to a press release issued: Daugherty, Lee, and their various entities, had gross income of over $4.8 million for the tax years 2003 thru 2005. None of the indi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Missouri Could Soon Have Lowest Cigarette Tax in Nation if South Carolina Bill Becomes Law

    Missourah: Smoking with little cents since 1821.​The South Carolina legislature yesterday approved a bill that would raise cigarette taxes in that state from a nationwide low of 7 cents per pack to 57 cents. South Carolina governor Mark Sanford has said he'll veto the bill, though given the strong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Future of St. Louis Public Transportation Up for Vote Today

    Will Metro make it this time?​Voters in St. Louis County today will be asked to approve a half-cent sales tax hike for Metro. If approved, Proposition A would also trigger quarter-cent tax increase in the city. All told, the tax hike would raise $70-$80 million a year for Metro, which plans to use ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Awarding Paul McKee Tax Credits Doesn't Violate MO Constitution, Judge Rules

    Photo by Jennifer SilverbergDeveloper Paul McKee's tax credits are safe - for now.​The final judgment against anti-Paul-McKee crusaders Barb Manzara and Keith Marquard, at least at the level of Missouri's 19th circuit, is pretty brutal.Last October, the pair filed a suit in Cole County challenging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Tax-Exempt Missouri Yacht Buyers Might Be Drowned by Bills

    Wikimedia CommonsAhoy, Jeff City! Days may be numbered for yacht owners' tax exemptions.​OK, what's more surprising about this scoop from the Kansas City Star? A) that Missouri is home to some 16,000 yachts, or, B) that none of 'em are subject to state sales taxes.The Star reports that as Jeff Cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Guess Which Muni Tries to Shame Deadbeat Taxpayers With Public Humiliation?

    You might recall an RFT feature story, "Deadbeats Ho!", from a few years back. A run-down of high-profile delinquents who hadn't made good on their personal property and/or real estate taxes, it brought to light tons of bills that had gone unpaid by folks you didn't expect would be hurting, negligen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Missouri Can Play the Tax Shell Game with the Best of the Them

    flickr.com/photos/Up Your Egp Tax haven protests in New Jersey last month.Hundreds of millions of dollars are sucked from the pockets of taxpayers in every state in the union, with Missouri finishing No. 19 in revenue lost to offshore tax havens. Released on Tax Day by the U.S. Public I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    FoodWire: Tax-Day Specials at McCormick & Schmick's

    New seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's (17 West County Center) is offering special deals to ease the pain of tax day. Some menu items will cost only $10.40, and diners will receive a coupon for $10.40 toward a future visit to the restaurant. 

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    Readers hammer deadbeats and RFT's theater critic

    New seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's (17 West County Center) is offering special deals to ease the pain of tax day. Some menu items will cost only $10.40, and diners will receive a coupon for $10.40 toward a future visit to the restaurant. 

  • News

    May 21, 2008

    Deadbeats Ho!: Did you pay your tax bills last year? Of course you did — unless you’re called out in this story.

    New seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's (17 West County Center) is offering special deals to ease the pain of tax day. Some menu items will cost only $10.40, and diners will receive a coupon for $10.40 toward a future visit to the restaurant. 

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    Bowling for Dollars

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    The Tax Man Calleth

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Taxing Conversation

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Tax Credit Update

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2007

    Public Flogging Meeting on Tax Credits

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    Phantom of the Hood, Part 2

    A local developer continues to gobble up land on the city's north side.

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    Applied Pressure

    Should St. Louis County grant tax breaks to Scientology-linked tutoring programs?

  • News

    October 23, 2002

    Déjà Vu

    The Cards overreached -- now San Francisco shows them the way

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Smoke and Numbers

    In the Century Building scrap, everybody's deal is shaky, even the mayor's

  • News

    May 1, 2002

    Wild Card

    When it comes to Ballpark Village, the Cardinals may have a joker up their sleeve

  • News

    March 6, 2002

    Giants' Lesson: Part 1

    Building a baseball stadium without buckets of public money

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    Buy and Swell

    Washington University is swallowing chunks of University City, and that may be a good thing

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Dear Dubya

    Cardinals owner William DeWitt Jr. catches up with an old friend

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    Stiffed by TIF

    City schools are being asked to give back tax dollars to developers

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    Base Motives

    Well-heeled cities and developers keep TIF reform at bay

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Card Sharks

    The St. Louis Cardinals want your money for their $370 million ballpark. But before the game begins, somebody needs to reshuffle the deck.

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Missing the Big Picture

    Missouri's tax system needs an overhaul, not a holiday

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    How Would You Rate Your Most Recent Income-Tax-Paying Experience?

    Missouri's tax system needs an overhaul, not a holiday

  • News

    January 12, 2000

    FIELD OF SCHEMES

    The strategy for a new baseball stadium includes enlisting the involvement of key downtown developers while limiting public say over subsidies

  • News

    May 19, 1999

    Saving the Day for Corporate Welfare

    The strategy for a new baseball stadium includes enlisting the involvement of key downtown developers while limiting public say over subsidies

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