201205.21
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Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

VIRGINIA – Starting May 25 through May 31 residents can purchase certain supplies and equipment needed for hurricane preparedness exempt from sales tax. The following items, with a selling price of $60 or less, can be purchase tax free during this period. • Artificial ice, blue ice, ice packs and reusable ice • Batteries (AAA,...
201205.17
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Sales Tax Increase

TEXAS – Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller, announced that state sales tax collections hit $2.07 billion in April. Up 10.9 percent from the same month last year. It has been 25 consecutive months that Texas has seen sales tax increases compared to the previous year.

201205.14
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2012 Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday

TEXAS – The 2012 ENERGY STAR sales tax holiday begins Saturday, May 26 and ends Monday, May 28. The products qualifying for the exemption are: • Air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less • Refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less • Ceiling fans • Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs • Clothes washers* • Dishwashers •…

201205.11
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Spring Cleaning

TEXAS – Spring Is In The Air! A few reminders of what is taxable and what is not when selling or purchasing seasonal products and services. Seeds and Bulbs: Seeds for annual and perennial plants are exempt. Exemption certificate is not required to purchase these items tax free. Grass seed is taxable, but a farmer...
201205.03
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Statutory Amnesty

Ohio – Upcoming statutory amnesty starting May 1, 2012 through June 15, 2012. Included but not limited to personal income, vendor’s sales, seller’s use, corporate franchise and county and transit authority sales tax. Applicable years will be for taxes due and payable as of May 1, 2011. Penalties will be waived. 50% interest will be…

201204.26
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Sales Tax Exemption on Clothing & Footwear

NEW YORK – Beginning April 1, clothing and footwear priced under $110 will be exempt from the state’s 4 percent sales tax. Each individual items need to cost less than $110, but the total cost of qualifying clothing and footwear can exceed $110. Exemption also applies to most fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, hooks, zippers and…

201204.23
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Sales Tax Rebate

LOVELAND, CO – Applications are now available at city offices and the House of Neighborly Service for low-income residents applying for rebates on grocery and utility sales taxes for 2011. Nearly 1,000 households qualifies last year for rebates that averaged nearly $150 each. Applicants must meet federal income requirements detailed in the application forms. Applications…

201204.19
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Statutory Amnesty

Missouri – Statutory amnesty coming up on August 1, https://ddhtax.com/statutory-amnest-3/ 2012 and running through October 31, 2012. All taxes are to be covered for years prior to December 31, 2011. Both penalties and interest will be waived. Participants will need to comply with state tax laws for the next 8 years. $21 million dollars are…