Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving from Davis & Davis LLC. About Davis & Davis LLC – Sales Tax Experts: Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Davis & Davis LLC – Sales Tax Experts specializes in sales/use tax refund recovery and audit defense. Our team of consultants is comprised of former Big 4 sales tax consultants and state…
Texas – The new billion-dollar, climate controlled stadium will keep the Rangers in Arlington, at least through 2054. The city of Arlington will be responsible for half of the of the $1billon price-tag, and the Rangers will be responsible for the other half. Recently, the residents of the city of Arlington voted to approve the…
Texas– Effective September 1, 2017, Senate Bill 1095 amends Texas Tax Code Sections 111.009 and 111.105. The amendment will allow the filing deadline for a petition for redetermination of taxes from the Comptroller of Public Accounts from “30 days after the date that the service of notice of redetermination is completed” to “before the expiration…
Texas – Most businesses have websites or apps that can be used on your phone, which usually has options to purchase online, to contact the company to ask questions, or just to send messages. For the message to get to the service provider, it is uploaded to a cloud-based software. Effective May 30, 2017, these…
Massachusetts – Legislation has now increased excise and sales tax on recreational marijuana. Excise tax for recreational marijuana will increase from 3.75% to 10.75% and sales tax will increase from 2% to 3%. The excise and sales tax will be in addition to the state sales tax rate of 6.25% for recreational marijuana. The bill…
Multistate – The Multistate Tax Commission and the National Nexus Program is offering a special limited-time voluntary disclosure initiative, in which the following states are participating: Alabama Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Nebraska New Jersey Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin The states listed above will consider applications for voluntary…
Texas – Effective January 1, 2018, Senate Bill 1083 amends tax code to exempt from sales and use tax insurance services performed by certified public accounting firms if services are less than 1% of the firm’s previous year’s total revenue. Additionally, insurances services are exempt if a service is performed on behalf of a certified…
Louisiana– Effective October 1, 2017, sales and use tax is 100% excluded from the sale of silver, gold and platinum bullion. Similarly, numismatic coins priced less than $1000, sold at national, statewide, or multi-parish trade shows will now receive full exclusions. “We are very pleased that the Louisiana (sales tax) exemption is now restored,” said…
It has started to get darker later and temperatures are heating up! Yay love this time of the year. Change in season means time to reorganize and declutter your closets. That means there will be some old clothes you no longer want and some clothes that may not fit anymore. Wouldn’t it be great to…
MULTI-STATE- Making extra money by renting out a spare bedroom or an entire home has gotten increasingly easier, thanks to online listing services such as Airbnb and Homeaway. The increase in popularity of such services has given rise to unforeseen tax liabilities and consequences. Homeowners are often unaware that they must collect and remit hotel…
