A Margin Tax Is Always A Bad Idea »
(Geoffrey Lawrence/NPRI) – Leaders in the Democratic majority during the 2011 state legislative session proposed a dramatic change to Nevada’s tax system: Phase out the Modified Business Tax — a tax on private-sector payroll — and replace it with a new, larger levy modeled after Texas’ business margin tax. The effort gained so little traction in Carson City that the Democratic leadership, embarrassed, never even brought its proposal up for a committee vote. Now, almost [...]
NLRB’s New Ruling Gives Unions the Quickie They Are Looking For »
NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – Back in June of 2011, the NLRB started hinting that they would be looking at changing decades old election rules. On January 12, 2012, they did it. The new rules regarding union elections will go into effect in April, giving the lone dissenting member Brian Hayes time to write his dissent. The NLRB has changed the rules to shorten the time between when the union files a petition to represent [...]
Sandoval Encourages Business Growth By Freezing Regulations »
(Carson City, NV) – Speaking at the Chamber’s Directions 2012 event in Reno this morning, Governor Sandoval announced the results of his administration’s regulatory review. In his first executive order as Governor, Sandoval imposed a one-year freeze on all regulations and required the Cabinet to thoroughly review the entire regulatory framework of the state. During the freeze, all regulations were reviewed to determine if they were still necessary, to identify any adverse impact on business, [...]
Businesses Beware: Unionism Is On The Rise »
NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – I had already written another article for this week, but then some news broke over the weekend that every employer should be aware of: Unionism is on the rise. This rise, according to the statistics released by the Department of Labor in 2011, occurred after a drastic downward trend in union membership that started in 2008. I caught a blurb of this on Fox News on Friday, January 27. After [...]
Consumer Confidence Rises, Taxable Sales Increase »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Nevada’s taxable sales rose 9.6 percent in November over the same month a year ago, driven in large part by car sales and improved business at bars and restaurants, the state Department of Taxationreported today. Taxable sales totaled nearly $3.4 billion for the month. For the fiscal year that began July 1, 2011, taxable sales are up 8.5 percent through November. Clark County sales were up 8.6 percent. Washoe County [...]
Union-Friendly Changes By NRLB Will Affect Your Business, Part II »
NN&V Exclusive In Part I of Union-Friendly Changes By NRLB Will Affect Your Business, Smith explained micro bargaining units and new regulations regarding notices of the right to unionize. Below are three other changes businesses must be aware of for 2012. – Ed. (Rebecca Smith) – 3. The NLRB’s decision regarding the Jurys Boston Hotel was, to me, one that had a huge precedent , but was overlooked by most. This case was brought against [...]
SoS Ross Miller: “Our Services Aren’t Worth Your Money” »
(Geoffrey Lawrence/NPRI) – Okay…so maybe it’s not an exact quote, but that’s certainly what I got out of Secretary of State Ross Miller’s comments to the Las Vegas Sun today. Miller is complaining that home-based businesses aren’t paying their “fair share” and should be forced to pay $200 annually for the privilege of doing business in Nevada. The policy problems associated with this shakedown are obvious: 1. How does it impact the margins of the [...]
Union-Friendly Changes By NRLB Will Affect Your Business »
NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – In 2011, the NLRB made some very union-friendly changes, and every employer should be aware of how they could affect their business. Five of the most aggressive changes are Micro bargaining units Notice of the right to unionize Handbook policies Card check recognition Increases in 10(j) Federal Court Injunctions 1. The micro bargaining unit should be a concern for businesses of all sizes. Under the new standard, so long as [...]
Does State Have Right To Ask Small Business Owners To Jump Higher Than Competition? »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – An entrepreneur in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been left scratching his head over state regulations. Verlin Stoll, who owns and operates a funeral parlor in Minnesota’s capital, wants to expand by building a second operation, which would also mean hiring more employees. Government, especially in this economy, should be holding him up as a prime example of entrepreneurship and small business capitalism in action. Instead, it is forcing him to [...]
More Than 2,300 Nevada Nonprofits Lose Tax Exempt Status With IRS »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – More than 2,300 Nevada nonprofit groups have had their tax exempt status revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. The revocations run the gamut, from the Edgewood Tahoe Mens Club to the Lovelock Alfalfa Seed Growers. Most of the revocations occurred in 2010 but were just posted by the agency last year. The IRS in June of 2o11 released a list of more than 275,000 nonprofits nationwide that had their tax-exempt [...]
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