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Making Sense of the Construction Tax Landscape

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One of the biggest challenges that contractors’ finance and accounting departments face is keeping up with all of the ever-changing tax regulations, incentives and procedures. Staying on top of tax issues is a full-time job, but one that can ensure your company stays compliant with the law, and maximizes benefits and incentives.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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But Hunter also wonders how many builders now see a second Trump term as possibly counterproductive to their interests on matters such as the national debt and trade. That rule requires local governments and their zoning boards seeking HUD funding to fill out a 92-question form detailing how they would address racial disparities. “I

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Since taking office in 2011, Governor Scott has moved aggressively to cut business taxes and costs, pay down debt and streamline the regulatory environment. Over the last two years, Florida has eliminated thousands of regulations on job creators and removed corporate income taxes for thousands of small businesses. Its FTZ No.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The nation’s largest state has been painfully taking its fiscal medicine in huge dollops during the past four years, in the form of deep budget cuts and huge tax increases. Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The property tax abatement is available for up to 10 years, except for data processing centers.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The retail sector in the United States includes well over three million retail establishments and according to a report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, it is the largest private-sector employer in the U.S., Investment Zones & Distinct Communities. Credit: City of Cape Coral). Cape Coral ranks No. Bankrate, 2015).

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. The program ends December 2016.

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