202009.09
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Colorado—Sales and Use Tax: County Lodging Tax Rate’s Restored

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax

Colorado – The restoration of a 2% county lodging tax rate for certain Colorado counties has been adopted. County Lodging Tax Rate of 2% A county’s lodging tax rate will be restored to 2% if: the county had imposed a 2% county lodging tax by resolution and it remained in effect on July 1, 2020;…

202009.09
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Michigan—Sales and Use Tax: Personal Protective Equipment Qualifies for Industrial Processing Exemption

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Covid-19, Sales Tax, State Sales Tax Laws

Michigan – Sales and Use Tax: Personal Protective Equipment Qualifies for Industrial Processing Exempt PPE or safety equipment purchased by a person eligible for the industrial processing exemption is exempt from Michigan sales and use tax if used or consumed in an exempt industrial processing activity. Industrial Processing Exemption PPE or safety equipment is eligible…

202008.05
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Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 7-9, 2020

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax, Sales Tax Holiday, Texas

(AUSTIN) — With the Texas economy slowly awakening from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-9. The law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies…

202007.29
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Projects a Fiscal 2021 Ending Shortfall

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax, Texas

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) and now projects a fiscal 2021 ending shortfall of $4.58 billion. The shortfall, which Hegar attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent volatility in oil prices, is a decrease from the $2.89 billion positive year-end balance originally projected in the October 2019 CRE. In…

202007.23
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Sales Tax on Telecommunication Services Exemptions

by Chanel Christoff Davis in Sales Tax, Telecommunications, Texas

Telecommunications services between locations in Texas are subject to state and local sales tax, whereas most interstate telecommunications services are only subject to state sales tax. Mobile telecommunications services are subject to state and local sales tax based on the place of primary use. “Telecommunications services” is broadly defined as electronic transmission or reception of…

202007.15
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Tennessee Business Relief Program

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

On June 2, 2020, Governor Bill Lee announced the use of federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to assist Tennessee small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Governor Lee has directed the Tennessee Department of Revenue to issue business relief payments through the Tennessee Business Relief Program to small businesses for costs incurred as a result of…

202007.08
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Texas: Internet Access Charges – Non Taxable

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

Texas: Beginning July 1, 2020, Texas will no longer impose sales tax on separately stated internet access charges due to the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) of 2016. Federal law included a grandfather clause for those state and local governments, including Texas, who imposed a tax on internet services prior to October 1, 1998. This…

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…