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N.Y. local sales-tax collections rise over 15 percent in August

ALBANY, N.Y. — Local government sales-tax collections across New York rose about 15 percent to more than $1.5 billion in August from about $1.3 billion in the same month in 2020. Read More

ASK RUSTY: If I Die, What Happens to the Social Security Taxes I Paid?

Dear Rusty: I have heard that when my wife and I pass, the government keeps all we have paid into Social Security. Is this correct? Signed: Curious Senior Read More

VIEWPOINT: Four Reasons to Use your Accountant Year-Round

The end of tax season is no reason for small-business owners to retire their accountant’s number until the new year rolls around. Read More

Bond, Schoeneck & King opens Westchester County office

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced it has opened a new office in Westchester County, representing the firm’s 13th office overall and ninth in New York state. Read More

VIEWPOINT: New York Minimum-Wage Increases for 2022

Under the New York State Minimum Wage Act, minimum-wage rates in New York increase each year on Dec. 31 until reaching $15 per hour. Read More

VIEWPOINT: Efficacy of grantor trusts under proposed tax law

In September 2021, the U.S. House says and Means Committee released draft legislation intended to raise revenue to fund the proposed trillion-dollar budget-reconciliation bill (originally proposed at $3.5 trillion, but now set to be scaled down). I Read More

SU College of Law offers free bar-prep course to students

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law has partnered with legal-education nonprofit AccessLex Institute to offer AccessLex’s interactive Helix Bar Review prep course for free to all Syracuse law students. Read More