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Today, SF Mayor Ed Lee joined with his political rival to announce a grand compromise for overhauling San Francisco’s business tax that will result in a single measure going before voters in November.  If approved, the ballot measure will change how the city levies its often-criticized business tax, which…

For the past several months, the S.F. Controller’s Office has been working with the S.F. Treasurer’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office, and local businesses on a redesign of the City’s business tax system.  The current business tax system levies taxes based on a business’ total payroll, and many…