Chatham’s Sales Tax Option Was Approved – What’s Next?
By Zachary Horner, Chatham News + Record Staff More than 43 percent of Chatham County voters...
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Sales Tax
NC Tells Big Online Retailers to Charge, Turn Over Sales Tax
North Carolina will be one of the first states to start collecting sales taxes on online purchases. State tax-collectors issued a directive Tuesday requiring online retailers to collect sales tax on purchases by North Carolina...
Read MoreSales Tax Revenue Up In OC – But Why?
Orange County is now 42nd in the state in sales tax revenue per capita – up from 81st the previous year.
Read MoreChamber: Orange County Tax Base Falling Into “Retail Gap”
Orange is the wealthiest county in the state, but residents spend a lot of their money outside county lines.
Read MoreThe 1/4 Cent Sales Tax
When Orange County created its Economic Development Districts in the early 1990’s, the purpose was to designate non-residential zones that would serve “for the next fifty years.” The districts were created along interstate...
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