Texas – Effective September 1, 2017, House Bill 4054 will amend the tax code to grant exemptions on certain bakery items. This Bill will clarify the taxability of bakery items which has caused taxpayers much confusion in the application of the law. The law was revised to exempt bakery items regardless of whether the item…
Louisiana– Effective October 1, 2017, sales and use tax is 100% excluded from the sale of silver, gold and platinum bullion. Similarly, numismatic coins priced less than $1000, sold at national, statewide, or multi-parish trade shows will now receive full exclusions. “We are very pleased that the Louisiana (sales tax) exemption is now restored,” said…
It has started to get darker later and temperatures are heating up! Yay love this time of the year. Change in season means time to reorganize and declutter your closets. That means there will be some old clothes you no longer want and some clothes that may not fit anymore. Wouldn’t it be great to…
Looking for ways to change your community & inspire others around you? That dress from three seasons ago. Those shoes you have never worn. Join Davis & Davis and our partners GS Wealth Management and Palter Stokely Sims, PLLCs and participate in rebuilding our community by helping to bolster families and neighborhoods struck by adversity….
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…
Davis & Davis LLC is hosting their 7th annual Suit Drive benefiting Metrocrest Services from May 1st to May 31st. We are pleased to add two new drop off location partners- GS Wealth Management and Palter Stokely Sims, PLLC. Drop-off your gently used business suits, ties, separates, shoes, purses, and other accessories at our office and we…
Davis & Davis is thrilled to be a Silver Sponsor for Convergence 2017. Convergence 2017 is the annual premier educational event for the North Texas Financial Community hosted by the Dallas CPA Society. It will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017, at the InterContinental Dallas Hotel. Registered attendees will receive 8 hours of CPE…
Louisiana’s state’s sales tax increased from four pennies to five pennies per dollar April 2016. According to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit tax policy research organization, the combined average state and local sales tax businesses collect in Louisiana is 9.99%. That easily secures Louisiana at the top spot in the nation for highest average sales…
Starting today, the retail giant Amazon.com will begin collecting sales tax on its sales in South Dakota. This change was brought on by South Dakota’s newly enacted economic nexus legislation Senate Bill 106 requiring certain out-of-state businesses without a physical presence in the state to collect and remit tax on South Dakota transactions. This is…
MULTI-STATE- Making extra money by renting out a spare bedroom or an entire home has gotten increasingly easier, thanks to online listing services such as Airbnb and Homeaway. The increase in popularity of such services has given rise to unforeseen tax liabilities and consequences. Homeowners are often unaware that they must collect and remit hotel…
