Isn’t This a $20 Million to $50 Million Tax Hike?
"North Dakota collected $750,000 more in new online sales taxes since late June, when the Supreme Court ruled states could...
Sales Tax
North Dakota Sales Tax Revenues up Nearly 10 Percent in 2018’s First Quarter, but the Increases Were Mostly in Oil Country
With lawmakers probably looking at more budget belt tightening in their 2019 session which begins in January news of increased...
Podcast: Tax Commissioner Says Enforcing State Sales Tax on Online Shopping Could Be Challenging
On my radio show today Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said his office has spent "hundreds of hours getting ready"...
State Sales Tax Revenues Miss Forecast by More Than $40 Million in January
North Dakota keeps revising its revenue forecasts down, and actual revenue collections keep coming in even lower. It's a reality...
North Dakota Lost Nearly $2 Billion In Taxable Sales During Third Quarter Of 2015
"Taxable sales and purchases were $5.763 billion for July, August and September of 2015, a drop of nearly 25 percent...
Selling Stuff Online? The North Dakota Tax Commissioner Is Watching
Over at Watchdog today I have a story about a Bismarck man who, after selling about an item a week...
Mandan Park District Gave Parent Contact Info To Group Pushing Sales Tax Hike For Sports Complex
When Mandan resident Justin Gerhardt received a phone call on June 8 from a woman urging him to vote yes...
City Debt Triples As Minot Voters Consider $88 Million Rec Center
Here's some local news for you Minot area readers. As you know I'm not a big fan of the Minot...
Video: Senator George Sinner Accuses Republicans Of Partisanship Over Sales Tax Bill
State Senator George Sinner, a Demcorat from Fargo, introduced SB2223 to exempt clothing from the sales tax. Originally the bill...
James Kerian: The Party Matters
North Dakota conservatives often complain that we don't get much for the Republicans holding every office in Bismarck that is...
