201212.20
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Sales Tax Refunds Drawing More International Shoppers to Texas

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Featured, States, Texas

Texas, San Antonio in particular is becoming a magnet for international shoppers due to quick, on-the-spot sales tax refund. Many tourists come to Texas to do their Christmas shopping to take advantage of the sales tax refund program. Federal law allows sales tax refunds for foreign tourists as long as they take their purchases back…

201212.17
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Texas Sales Tax Deduction Can Get Lost In The Shuffle

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Compliance, States, Texas

Forty-two states have an income tax, and people in those states can use it as a permanent deduction from their federal taxes. Of course, Texas doesn’t have an income tax, but instead are allowed to deduct their state and local sales taxes. And through 2011, a lot of Texas taxpayers took a deduction for sales…