What if everything you know about business taxes is wrong?
Tomorrow, City Council will hold hearings about a proposal that would fundamentally restructure the way Philadelphia structures its business taxes. On today’s podcast, Ben and Doron discuss the possibility that when it comes to business taxes in Philly, the earth is flat.
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