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A rendering of Molloy College’s proposed residence hall, which the $15 million in tax-exempt bonds, if approved, would fund.

Molloy College gets preliminary OK for tax-exempt bonds to build new residence hall

Molloy College is one step closer to securing bonds to begin constructing a new residence hall on its campus in Rockville Centre. more

By Ben Strack | 8/30/18

Villages suing for $20 million

With Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy leading the effort, 13 villages are suing Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead for not fairly sharing sales tax revenue with the villages. Kennedy filed a … more

By Nadya Nataly | 8/24/18

The E.F. Barrett power plant, in Island Park, is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority, which argues that the plant is overassessed for tax purposes by nearly 90 percent.

LIPA’s fiscal gain could mean Island Park credit pain: Wall Street ratings agency analyzes tax-cert case

The result of the Long Island Power Authority’s ongoing tax certiorari case focusing on four of its power plants could hurt the borrowing ability of affected municipalities — including the Island … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 8/16/18

Online sales tax would aid small businesses

Thanks to a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, states are now allowed to mandate the collection of state sales tax on items purchased online from out-of-state retailers. Passing such a measure in New York, with certain stipulations, would benefit small businesses of all types. more

8/10/18

East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano said the village and other municipalities have been shortchanged by Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead over sales-tax reimbursement.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway villages join sales-tax lawsuit against Town of Hempstead, Nassau County

The board of trustees for Lynbrook and East Rockaway each voted last month to join Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy’s lawsuit alleging the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County do not provide villages with a fair share of sales-tax reimbursement. more

By Melissa Koenig and Nadya Nataly | 8/9/18

Rockville Centre joins Freeport's lawsuit against town, county to collect villages' ‘fair share’ of sales tax

Rockville Centre’s Board of Trustees on July 19 voted to join the Village of Freeport’s claims and litigation against the state, the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County to collect the village’s “fair share” of sales tax revenue. more

Nadya Nataly and Ben Strack | 8/9/18

Mark Taglianetti, owner of Mook Print and Design, a T-shirt print shop in Island Park, said that a law requiring businesses to charge sales tax for online purchases in New York could help or hurt local businesses, depending on their business model.

Business owners in Oceanside and Island Park weigh in on potential online sales tax law

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 21 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair will allow states to mandate a sales tax for items purchased online from out-of-state retailers — and many local retailers … more

By Peter Belfiore and Andrew Garcia | 8/8/18

Nassau Comptroller urges NYS to collect online sales tax

The Nassau County Comptroller has joined local businesses in advocating for New York State to begin collecting sales tax from out-of-state Internet vendors, as his analysis has shown the sales tax revenue could generate more than $90 million a year for Long Island. more

By Eden Laikin | 8/2/18

Business owners across Long Island gathered at the P.C. Richard & Son in Plainview on Amazon Prime Day last month to push for state legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales tax.

Lynbrook merchants’ views on online sales tax mixed

After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, business owners across Nassau County are calling for state legislation that they say would level the playing field between in-state and out-of-state online retailers. more

By Andrew Garcia and Melissa Koenig | 8/2/18

Representing small businesses at the rally on July 16 were, from left, Robert Barrett, of Nappa Realty, a past president of the Massapequa Chamber of Commerce, and the Seaford chamber’s first vice president, Kenneth Jacobson, of LPL Financial, and President Karen Cass, of Shane’s Anchor Realty.

Retailers push for level online playing field

Following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Seaford and Wantagh joined business owners across Long Island to call for state legislation they say would level the playing field between in-state and out-of-state online retailers. more

By Andrew Garcia and Eden Laikin | 7/26/18

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