This is the busiest month for a lot of small businesses. And it can also be the most costly, thanks in part to fees like the surcharge that UPS just added to holiday shipments going out the week before Christmas. And that’s not the only news from the past week that could have an impact […]
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UPS (NYSE:UPS) is adding an extra surcharge for packages shipped to homes between December 17 and 23 this year. The cost, which includes a 27-cent charge for ground packages, 81 cents for next-day air and 97 cents for two- or three-day delivery, could make a major impact on ecommerce retailers during the holiday season. Obviously,
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New York City Council is considering making cuts to the city’s commercial rent tax. The tax consists of a 3.9 percent surcharge on annual rents of more than $250,000 for stores and select businesses located south of 96th Street in Manhattan. New York Commercial Rent Tax Originally enacted in the 1960s, the tax covered businesses
