TX – The Comptroller of Public Accounts issued a newsletter providing general information about Texas taxes for sales and use tax purposes. The publication discusses various tax issues, including the following: The estimated average rate of local sales and use taxes imposed in Texas during the preceding state fiscal year ending August 2021 is 1.75%;…
WA: A home building and remodeling company were appropriately subject to Washington retail sales tax and business & occupation (B&O) tax as the Department of Revenue met its obligation in notifying the taxpayer of the assessment. The Department of Revenue sends documents to a taxpayer electronically; the taxpayer is assumed to have received the information…
Manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors believe they have nominal sales tax obligations due to the probability of sales tax-exempt transactions. This is not always correct. Businesses can be manufacturers and distributors, as wholesalers and distributors are often used interchangeably. The theory to consider is whether the sales by these types of businesses are exempt or not…
AR: Arkansas Appeals Office found the taxpayer was not entitled to Farm Machinery, Equipment Sales Tax Exemption. For farmers and ranchers to claim the agricultural property tax exemption, the land must be classified for agricultural use. The land must meet the minimum size, use, and location requirements. In addition, farming and ranching activities must be run…
Arizona-based Halstead Bead Inc., an online retailer that sells jewelry-making supplies online, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and several parishes to challenge the state’s approach to collecting sales taxes. Earlier this year, Louisiana lawmakers sought to streamline the sales tax collection process with a constitutional amendment with an eight-member commission rather…
TX—Sales & Use Tax: Social Media Management Services Texas has provided sales and use tax guidance on social media management services. The different types of services that are involved in social media management are discussed. Written Content Writing original content such as a blog and posting comments on social media is not taxable. Proofreading and…
Taxpayers’ petition for revision of determinations or refund of New York State sales and use taxes was denied. The taxpayers did not set forth a reason that would require the Division of Tax Appeals to reconsider its prior determination. Instead, the taxpayers claimed that the administrative law judge failed to address their argument based on…
Maine: A taxpayer was properly subject to Maine sales tax on the sales of cakes for off-premises consumption because they unintentionally failed to collect and remit tax did not constitute a ground upon which the Board of Tax Appeals could cancel or decrease the assessed tax. …
CURRENTLY, the US has five states with no sales tax New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Delaware. A popular way to remember which states are with the acronym NOMAD. Although these states do not have a statewide sales tax, they do have other taxes. New Hampshire does not have a sales tax, even in individual municipalities….
Texas: In September, the City of Farmers Branch joined partner cities in a lawsuit against the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to delay, modify or rescind proposed changes to local sales tax collection rules expected to effect October 1, 2021. The 2018 United States Supreme Court decision, South Dakota versus Wayfair, Inc., allowed states to…
