DALTON, Ga. — City officials hope a proposed break on annual occupational taxes could encourage businesses to hire more workers.
“What we want to say to people is: Don’t let taxes get in the way of hiring someone in the city of Dalton,” Councilman Charlie Bethel said.
The occupational tax includes a $100 administrative fee and an additional amount per employee, City Clerk Bernadette Chattam said.
Officials are considering an ordinance that would exempt new businesses from paying the employee portion of the tax in the first year.
The change also would allow existing businesses to pay taxes on the number of employees they had in the current year or the previous year, whichever is fewest, said Ms. Chattam.