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…
Florida – The Florida sales and use tax exemption for industrial machinery and equipment previously scheduled to expire on April 30, 2017, has become permanent. Effective July 1, 2016, the exemption for machinery and equipment was expanded to include: Recycling industries classified under code 423930 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (2007) and…
Wyoming – More states move to amend sales tax remittance requirements for out of state sellers. Effective July 1, 2017 a seller without a physical presence in Wyoming must remit Wyoming sales tax on its sales of tangible personal property, admissions, or services delivered into Wyoming once the seller meets either of the following requirements…
State legislatures were busy in 2016 making changes to sales and use taxes. There were 556 sales and use tax changes at the state, local and county level, based on the annual Sales Tax Rate Report per Vertex, Inc. California lowered its rate from 6.5 to 6.25 percent; however, taxpayers saw no change in their…
Pennsylvania – From April 21 through August 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Tax will waive all penalties, collection and lien fees and one-half of the interest due for businesses that file delinquent tax reports and pay all taxes due, or amend reports that underreported taxes and pay the taxes due. Reports originally due to…
Multi-State – Sales tax requires compliance throughout the year. This necessitates corporations, small business, and entrepreneurs to maintain massive amounts of documentation to ensure compliance with sales tax rules constantly. With that in mind, we came up with a quick list of a few facts that you may not already know. Click the slider to…
It’s no secret that states are struggling to earn revenue and to fill their coffers. Due to the current economic crunch states have become quite savvy in finding non-compliant taxpayers who have not registered to collect and remit sales tax. In our business we have heard and seen it all. We always cringe when a…
CALIFORNIA: Numerous use tax bulletins are being updated by the California State Board of Equalization. This is so that taxpayers understand what triggers a use tax obligation. A business is engaged in business in California and required to remit use tax if any of the following apply. Physical Business: You, a subsidiary or agent directly…
Texas – Just in time for kick-off of the 2015 NFL football season, “America’s Team” is ranked as the top revenue grossing sports franchise in the world by Forbes.com. If this trend continues, Arlington taxpayers can expect an estimated $97.9 million in savings due to the early repayment of the 30-year stadium bond. This is…
Tax returns for income tax are required to be filed only once a year, whereas sales tax requires compliance throughout the year. This necessitates corporations, small business, and entrepreneurs to maintain documentation to ensure compliance with sales tax rules constantly. After this discussion, you will be able to walk away equipped with knowledge of how…
