202007.02
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Virginia—Sales and Use Tax Authorized to Impose Additional Tax

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax, State Sales Tax Laws, Uncategorized

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…

202006.24
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Meet DDH Chief Growth Officer T. Deon Harmon

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Featured, Sales Tax

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,…

202006.03
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Taxability of COVID-19 Fees and Surcharges by Businesses

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Covid-19, Sales Tax, Texas

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…

202005.27
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Texas Comptroller File and Pay Taxes

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax, 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…

202005.13
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Maryland Imposes Tax on Digital Products

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Maryland, Sales Tax, State Sales Tax Laws, Uncategorized

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…

202004.15
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California – Tax Reprieve for Small Businesses

by Chanel Christoff Davis in California, Covid-19, Sales Tax

CALIFORNIA:  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called for letting small businesses keep up to $50,000 in sales tax receipts for the next 12 months as the pandemic has forced many businesses to close their doors. “No fines, no penalties will be attached, where they can take upwards of $50,000 as a loan and not have…

202004.03
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Sales Tax Filing Guidelines for COVID-19 Pandemic

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Amnesty, Compliance, Headline, Sales Tax, State Sales Tax Laws

NATIONAL –  Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Virus on businesses, many states have had to implement new state tax filing guidelines for individual and business tax filers. New York state, which is currently under a Statewide Shelter in Place waived penalties for late filing, late payment, and underpayment penalties for business and excise…

202003.25
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DDH’s Response To COVID-19

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Articles, Covid-19, Sales Tax, Services

How we’re responding to COVID-19 At Davis Davis & Harmon LLC, we consider the safety and well-being of our clients and team members to be paramount. Our service and leadership teams have been closely monitoring the global spread of COVID-19 and have been making proactive adjustments to our operations in order to ensure the continued…

202002.26
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Navigating Sales in a Post-Wayfair Environment

Multistate – Almost two years after the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, most companies know by now that states can require remote sellers with no physical presence to collect sales tax. The taxability of specific items and sales tax exemptions vary by state, so many companies are struggling to determine which items to collect tax on and…

201903.04
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Cracking the Sales Tax Code – Economic Nexus

The newly enacted economic nexus laws have businesses scrambling to figure out how the Wayfair vs. South Dakota supreme court decision applies to their transactions. Accordingly, Texas recently published, Texas Tax Responsibilities and Resources, to provide some guidance to remote-sellers. Below is an excerpt of the publication: “As part of our Wayfair implementation, amendments to Rule 3.286, concerning Seller’s…