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C. Fraser Smith: Pain at the pump and elsewhere
“They tell me it’ll kill me, but they won’t say when.” -Old blues song Gov. Martin O’Malley has been trying to get legislators focused on the killing potential of delay, […]
Beatty sealing Harbor East’s deals
Days before Exelon Corp.’s Feb. 1 announcement that it had chosen to build a $120 million tower at Harbor Point, a frantic, last-ditch effort was underway by some in the […]
C. Fraser Smith: The politics of the ‘Doomsday budget’
They called it the Doomsday budget. It got plenty of advance notice. It would be a spending plan for the next fiscal year balanced by cuts alone. With no new […]
Small retailers don’t want tobacco tax hike
ANNAPOLIS – Raising tobacco taxes in Maryland may only force smokers across state lines, where neighboring states and Washington, D.C., impose lower levies, a lobbyist for small retailers told a […]
Chapin joins Paley Rothman
Michelle J. Chapin has joined Paley Rothman as an associate. Chapin will work as a member of the firm’s Estate Planning, Estate/Trust Administration, Business/Commercial Transactions and Tax practice groups. Previously, […]
P.G. County could add 5-cent bag tax
UPPER MARLBORO — Prince George’s County could be the next jurisdiction in line in the Washington area to add a disposable bag tax. The county’s House delegation voted Friday to […]
Baltimore bottle tax campaign sparks debate
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is calling for an increased bottle tax to help fund renovations of crumbling schools. The mayor kicked off her campaign Monday for the bottle tax. Under […]
State tax breaks for energy-efficient appliances end Monday
ANNAPOLIS — It’s the last day to take advantage of a tax holiday in Maryland for energy-efficient appliances. Marylanders who buy new, energy-efficient appliances through Monday will not have to […]
Incomes up strong 0.5 pct., consumer spending flat
WASHINGTON — Americans’ income rose in December by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains. But consumers didn’t spend […]
Realities of Real Estate: Assessments go down; taxes go up
Last week, many of us received new real estate assessments from the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation. Every three years, one third of all property is assessed. For […]
IRS reviving program seeking offshore tax cheats
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is reviving a program that lets Americans who are hiding their assets overseas avoid criminal charges by paying their back taxes plus penalties. IRS […]
Rawlings-Blake pushes increase in Baltimore bottle tax
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is calling on the city council to pass her plan to raise the city’s bottle tax to help pay for school renovations. Rawlings-Blake made the pitch […]
