Post by libby on Feb 1, 2016 23:08:57 GMT -6
The St. Louis city payroll tax paid by employers is unconstitutional and the courts should toss it out, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
The suit says the tax was never authorized by the Missouri Legislature, and that the city had no power to impose it.
The suit challenges the 0.5 percent tax that city employers pay on their payrolls. It doesn’t challenge the 1 percent tax that workers pay on their earnings in the city. That tax on workers was allowed by a state law, according to the suit.
The suit argues that the Missouri Constitution forbids cities from imposing taxes that aren’t authorized either by the constitution or state law.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/business/local/st-louis-payroll-tax-challenged-in-court/article_8509b253-93fe-5e96-925f-5484dd126748.html
The suit says the tax was never authorized by the Missouri Legislature, and that the city had no power to impose it.
The suit challenges the 0.5 percent tax that city employers pay on their payrolls. It doesn’t challenge the 1 percent tax that workers pay on their earnings in the city. That tax on workers was allowed by a state law, according to the suit.
The suit argues that the Missouri Constitution forbids cities from imposing taxes that aren’t authorized either by the constitution or state law.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/business/local/st-louis-payroll-tax-challenged-in-court/article_8509b253-93fe-5e96-925f-5484dd126748.html