Arizona – The State of Arizona has extended a significant tax break to Apple, Inc. who recently purchased property in Mesa, Arizona. The tax break would be due to Apple using a minimum of $100 million in renewable energy to power up a new data center planned for the location. There will also be a…
New York – Per nydailynews.com, Uber could mean a better NY subway ride in the future. With yellow taxi rides declining, the fast growth of Uber and other car service apps could fuel the Metropolitan Transportation Authority “MTA” with all the money it needs to close a $2.6 billion gap in its massive five-year repair…
TEXAS: Per Ballotpedia.org, The Texas Sales and Use Tax Revenue for Transportation Amendment, Proposition 7 is on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would provide additional funding for the State Highway Fund. The amendment would dedicate $2.5 billion of revenue from the sales and…
ARIZONA – A statutory amnesty will begin on September 1, 2015 and end on October 31, 2015. It will cover all taxes administered by the DOR. Applicable years will be tax periods ending before 2014 for annual filers and Feb. 1, 2015 for all others. Penalty and interest will be waved. There is a special…
Overview: Many business owners’ face a common question of whether or not to tax their internet-based sales transactions. More commonly businesses are finding themselves in the position of having to address this matter during a sales/tax audit of their company. If your client is an internet-based retailer which sells all over the country through an…
TEXAS– On June 1st, the final day of Texas’ 84th legislature, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that allows the sale of medicinal marijuana. The marijuana is in the form of an oil extract used for the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy. The oil will only be allowed for patients who have…
PUERTO RICO- In May, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed into law bill PC 2484, increasing the sales tax rate from 7% to 11.5%. This will become effective July 1, 2015. It also introduced a new 4% tax on business and professional services that will become effective October 1, 2015. These increased taxes will…
TEXAS- Senate Bill 228, also known as The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Act, was passed in the Texas Senate in May. Now the bill is waiting to be scheduled for a vote in the House Ways and Means Committee. The tax break would be for the last weekend in August each year just before…
Missouri – Though sales tax is applicable to fees paid to yoga studios, a recent court case has brought up additional concerns and questions. A Missouri yoga studio operator requested a letter ruling from the Director of Revenue in early March this year after learning of the court’s decision in Tatson, LLC dba Powerhouse Gym…
TEXAS – A new tax free shopping day is the works for Texas small business shoppers. House Bill 2694 is currently pending in Texas House Ways and Means Committee. The bill would allow small business retailers to sell items tax free on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, also known as Small Business Saturday. The sales tax…
