Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and many of the Idaho Legislature’s Republican leaders are in agreement: something has to happen on the personal property tax this session. And by “something,” they mean a plan to get rid of it. But there’s a problem. The tax generates $140 million dollars each year for local government. In this story, we start at square one: explaining this thing called the personal property tax. Click here to continue reading...
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Explaining Idaho’s Personal Property Tax, With A Little Help From A Boise Candy Store
Molly Messick
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StateImpact Idaho