#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

“#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Recovery Trails Nation Private-economy employment in New York “remained far below pre-pandemic levels last month, badly trailing the jobs recovery in the rest of the country,” warns the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon. Private jobs here were down 12.2 percent (i.e., by about 1 million)…

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#Zoom paid no federal income tax amid pandemic profits

#Zoom paid no federal income tax amid pandemic profits

“#Zoom paid no federal income tax amid pandemic profits” Videoconferencing giant Zoom exploited a loophole to avoid paying a penny in federal income taxes in 2020 — even though the COVID-19 pandemic drove its profits to staggering heights last year, records show. Zoom raked in nearly $664 million in US pre-tax profits in its last…

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#Way more rich people dodge taxes than are caught: study

#Way more rich people dodge taxes than are caught: study

“#Way more rich people dodge taxes than are caught: study” The richest Americans use crafty methods to dodge taxes on far more income than the feds previously thought, a new study shows. The Internal Revenue Service tries to catch high-income tax evaders with random audits — but they often fail to spot complex schemes that the…

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#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?

#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?

“#Can Gov. Cuomo stop the Legislature’s tax-and-spend madness?” With the Assembly and state Senate champing at the bit to hike taxes and spend like crazy, the question becomes: Can a badly weakened Gov. Andrew Cuomo stop them? As detailed in Sunday’s Post, lawmakers’ plans risk prompting an exodus of the high earners who actually pay most taxes already — and the…

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#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest

#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest

“#Democrats’ bid to turn screws on New York’s richest” Just a year after the Empire State was clobbered by the coronavirus, New York’s Legislature confronts an embarrassment of revenue riches. State taxes have rebounded more strongly than expected from the pandemic meltdown — capped by a massive injection of $12.6 billion in no-strings-attached federal stimulus…

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