Now that we are three years post the Wayfair decision, and all states with a state-wide sales tax have enacted economic nexus laws, most businesses with a sales tax obligation have found a way to manage their sales tax, but how many are truly happy with how it’s going? Many turned to an automated solution…
MICHIGAN: A marine vessel management business (taxpayer) was properly subject to Michigan sales and use tax on its purchase of materials used to maintain and operate tug barges because the taxpayer had the ownership over the material. Generally, the use, storage, or consumption of tangible personal property in Michigan is subject to tax. Further, use…
AR: Arkansas taxpayers’ protest against the sales tax assessment on their purchase of a vehicle was denied for failure to prove entitlement to the motor vehicle exemption for disabled veterans. The taxpayers claimed an exemption from the payment of sales tax for their purchase of the vehicle available to disabled veterans who have received financial…
ARKANSAS: A taxpayer’s landscaping services for new construction projects was properly subject to Arkansas sales and use tax assessment as under Arkansas law landscaping services are subject to tax regardless of whether they are performed on residential or commercial property and regardless of whether or not the service is provided in connection with new construction….
Missouri will become the last state with a sales tax to enact economic or “Wayfair” nexus with the passage of S.B. 153/97, imposing a use tax collection requirement for remote sellers. This ends an almost three-year saga started with the landmark Supreme Court South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. in 2018. Wayfair overturned the “physical presence” requirement for collection of sales tax by remote…
South Carolina: The sale of an optional extended warranty in conjunction with the retail sale of the taxpayer’s medical equipment, is included in gross proceeds of sale for purposes of South Carolina sales tax. However, the sale of an optional extended warranty not in conjunction with the retail sale of equipment, is not taxable. When…
As we entered 2021, many industry experts believed that state sales tax audits are likely to increase sharply due to the loss of state revenue during the pandemic. A recent survey by TaxConnex stated that two out of five respondents agree with the experts, saying that they expect sales tax audits to become more common…
LOUISIANA : A taxpayer was not required to remit Louisiana sales and use tax on its purchase of sodium hydroxide (caustic) because the taxpayer used the caustic as a pollution control device system (PCDS) at its manufacturing facility. Generally, for sales and use tax purposes the term sale at retail does not include the sale…
New Mexico has become the latest state to try and provide tax relief to businesses hit hard by Covid-19. S.B. 1 provides a temporary gross receipts tax exemption to restaurants and other businesses that sell prepared food. Note: Gross receipts tax (GRT) is what you might think of as New Mexico’s version of sales tax….
Texas Exempts Forgiven PPP Loans and Other COVID-19 Related Grants From Franchise Tax Businesses will not have to pay Texas franchise tax on forgiven PPP loan amounts and other COVID-19 related grant proceeds. They may exclude qualifying loan and grant proceeds from total revenue on franchise tax reports originally due on or after January 1,…
