Mamdani’s win has tax clients eyeing the South

Tax practitioners are urging businesses and wealthy entrepreneurs to exercise caution before making good on campaign-season threats to leave New York City, as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani must win state leaders’ approval to realize his proposals for higher taxes.

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