When I first came to Fredericksburg in 1977 to buy the optometric practice of Dr Martin Blatt I was told by the city I had to pay a tax on my gross receipts. Since I had just bought the business I had no idea what my gross receipts would be.. I was told it would be based on Dr Blatts receipts for the previous year. If I came in below that the next year there would be no refund. This is patently unfair in my opinion. I was very glad to move the practice to Stafford some years later.
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Mike Hynes
1 month ago
No new taxes. Stop giving tax breaks to multi billion dollar businesses.
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Jim Martin
1 month ago
I know several small business owners who will either have to shut down or move their business out of Stafford if the BPOL is enacted.
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George Lejano
1 month ago
Implementing the BROP tax will harm Stafford County's economy and eliminate its primary competitive advantage.
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Henry Scheungrab
1 month ago
Stafford County Virginia already has enough punitive measures that keep businesses from making this their home. This is only going to drive more out. It’s not like they’re trapped here and can’t leave or never established a business here in the first place.
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Kristen Lauren Backus Dillon
1 month ago
The excessive taxation has to stop!
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Todd Younger
1 month ago
Price of everything out of control.Make all the Dara centers pay for it.
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Thomas Presecan
1 month ago
It is important to let businesses be viable and profitable. A thriving business community community benefits all.
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David Campbell
1 month ago
The proposed BPOL tax is unfair and will hurt businesses-cost the larger community more for services and will discourage new businesses from moving to Stafford County.
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Kathryn Hichborn
1 month ago
As a widowed retiree I’m already being taxed to death by this county! Of course this will roll down to consumers!
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Thomas Chappell
1 month ago
We pay enough already. Taxes on gross receipts can cut out the profit for a small firm where rates and revenues have shrunk when working with clients.
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Carlos Latorre
1 month ago
There's no need we have to many taxes.. study the impact before accepting.
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JOHN CHANDLER
1 month ago
When you continue to raise taxes you will lose your tax base. If you increase growth you will naturally have higher revenue streams, with out raising taxes.
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Sue Good
1 month ago
Tax increases discriminate against older people who can no longer work to earn money for high taxes
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Krikor Kolandjian
1 month ago
Loudoun County collects 45% of their revenue from the data centers why aren't we collected enough from data center so we don't have to start Bpol tax which the consumers end up paying for it
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Jack Rowley
1 month ago
BPOL is bad for business. Stafford needs to attract new business and retain existing business. VOTE NO!
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Kevin Clark
1 month ago
I dont like the effect it would have on our local small businesses. Nor the repulsion of the tax for new business growth.
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Rebecca Vernon
1 month ago
My husband and I were victims of this tax in Prince William county. We considered it an unnecessary burden for businesses operating in that county and very unfair when not even making a profit initially.
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John Saunders
1 month ago
Enough with the taxes already this is ridiculous. Unfettered growth with zero benefit tax wise to those that have been here for our lifetime.
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Larry Loveless
1 month ago
Stafford County is taxing us to death. I can't believe they came up with this tax on small businesses. No reason to stay in Stafford county if this passes. We will go to King George.
When I first came to Fredericksburg in 1977 to buy the optometric practice of Dr Martin Blatt I was told by the city I had to pay a tax on my gross receipts. Since I had just bought the business I had no idea what my gross receipts would be.. I was told it would be based on Dr Blatts receipts for the previous year. If I came in below that the next year there would be no refund. This is patently unfair in my opinion. I was very glad to move the practice to Stafford some years later.
No new taxes. Stop giving tax breaks to multi billion dollar businesses.
I know several small business owners who will either have to shut down or move their business out of Stafford if the BPOL is enacted.
Implementing the BROP tax will harm Stafford County's economy and eliminate its primary competitive advantage.
Stafford County Virginia already has enough punitive measures that keep businesses from making this their home. This is only going to drive more out. It’s not like they’re trapped here and can’t leave or never established a business here in the first place.
The excessive taxation has to stop!
Price of everything out of control.Make all the Dara centers pay for it.
It is important to let businesses be viable and profitable. A thriving business community community benefits all.
The proposed BPOL tax is unfair and will hurt businesses-cost the larger community more for services and will discourage new businesses from moving to Stafford County.
As a widowed retiree I’m already being taxed to death by this county! Of course this will roll down to consumers!
We pay enough already. Taxes on gross receipts can cut out the profit for a small firm where rates and revenues have shrunk when working with clients.
There's no need we have to many taxes.. study the impact before accepting.
When you continue to raise taxes you will lose your tax base. If you increase growth you will naturally have higher revenue streams, with out raising taxes.
Tax increases discriminate against older people who can no longer work to earn money for high taxes
Loudoun County collects 45% of their revenue from the data centers why aren't we collected enough from data center so we don't have to start Bpol tax which the consumers end up paying for it
BPOL is bad for business. Stafford needs to attract new business and retain existing business. VOTE NO!
I dont like the effect it would have on our local small businesses. Nor the repulsion of the tax for new business growth.
My husband and I were victims of this tax in Prince William county. We considered it an unnecessary burden for businesses operating in that county and very unfair when not even making a profit initially.
Enough with the taxes already this is ridiculous. Unfettered growth with zero benefit tax wise to those that have been here for our lifetime.
Stafford County is taxing us to death. I can't believe they came up with this tax on small businesses. No reason to stay in Stafford county if this passes. We will go to King George.