On June 2, 2020, Governor Bill Lee announced the use of federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to assist Tennessee small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Governor Lee has directed the Tennessee Department of Revenue to issue business relief payments through the Tennessee Business Relief Program to small businesses for costs incurred as a result of…
Texas: Beginning July 1, 2020, Texas will no longer impose sales tax on separately stated internet access charges due to the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) of 2016. Federal law included a grandfather clause for those state and local governments, including Texas, who imposed a tax on internet services prior to October 1, 1998. This…
Charlotte County – Charlotte County is authorized to impose an additional local Virginia sales and use tax at a rate of up to 1%, subject to voter approval. If approved, the additional tax would not be levied on food purchased for human consumption that is taxed at a reduced rate. Source Prince George County – Prince George…
Meet DDH Chief Growth Officer T. Deon Harmon Deon Harmon is a partner and Chief Growth Officer at Davis Davis & Harmon LLC. As the “voice of the customer,” Deon is responsible or sales management, strategic partnerships, distribution channel management, and customer service. Mr. Harmon has 23 years’ extensive experience in sales tax system implementation,…
Texas: When costs increase, many businesses impose additional charges on customer billings, receipts and invoices. Fees and surcharges charged by Texas businesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic are not governmental fees, but charges that businesses have chosen to pass along to recoup the higher costs of goods and services provided to their customers. For Texas…
Depending on the tax, Texas taxpayers may be required to electronically report (file) and/or pay based on the amount reported and paid in the preceding state fiscal year (September 1 to August 31). Filing/Reporting Due Dates Returns filed with Webfile must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time (CT) on the due date. Paper returns…
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announces Memorial Day weekend that families and businesses can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays. The sales tax holiday is May 23-25, 2020. SOURCE About Davis Davis & Harmon LLC – Sales Tax Experts: Headquartered in Dallas, Texas,…
Maryland – The state of Maryland has passed legislation that would impose a tax on a specifies digital products and codes effective July 1, 2020 The bill, which passed both houses of the Maryland General Assembly last week, has been sent to the governor. Retail Sale Would Include Digital Products “Digital products” are delivered electronically…
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced April 14, 2020, that the Emergency Preparation Supply Sales Tax Holiday is still on. This holiday allows Texans to purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax-free during the sales tax holiday. This year’s holiday begins at 12:01 am on Saturday and ends at 12:01 am on Monday, April 27. For additional…
March 18, 2020 – ADOR, Alabama, Department of Revenue waived late penalties for sales and use tax for certain small businesses affected by COVID -19. Businesses that earned less than $62,500 in retail sales for the previous calendar year may file their monthly sales tax returns for February, March, and April 2020 without paying the…
