San Francisco’s small businesses could be in a store for a tax break. Billed as a way to incite job growth, the proposal by Supervisor Mark Farrell would exempt taxes paid on up to $250,000 of payroll growth yearly for small businesses during the next four years. The City has a payroll tax that assesses a 1.5 percent tax on the total compensation paid to employees. The tax kicks in when a payroll exceeds $250,000 for a business. Read More