Texas – Starting January 1 a special registration number will be needed to claim sales tax exemption on purchased taxable products used for production of agricultural and timber products for sale by farmers, ranchers and timber operators. This number is made a requirement by HB 268 which passed earlier this year. Susan Combs, State Comptroller,…
Texas – Internet sales are subject to sales and use tax in the same manner as sales made by any other business. Texas tax applies to taxable items on orders placed on the internet when shipped or delivered to a purchaser in Texas. Online sellers engaged in business must obtain a sales and use tax…
Please enjoy the latest edition of our firms Newsletter SALTe your State and Local Tax Explorer! In This Issue Multi-State 2011 – Tricks and Traps States Use To Get Their Sales Tax Revenue Multi-State 2011 – Groupon/LivingSocial Sales Tax – No California Sales Tax Collection For Another Year Texas – $260 Million Unremitted Sales Tax…
Reprint from Tarrant Business, Star Telegram Blog Susan Combs, the Texas Comptroller, dropped by the Star-Telegram this morning to chew things over. She says she expects $1.1 billion – more than expected – to be transferred into the state's Rainy Day Fund this fall, due to the strength of oil and gas. “Oil and gas…
Multistate – New York state tax administrators have concluded merchants should collect sales tax on the full face value of items purchased with vouchers from Groupon, LivingSocial and other Internet discount deal sites. This could make some daily deals less attractive to NY consumers and retailers. If a Groupon is for a specific service the…
Dallas, Texas–Davis & Davis LLC, a national sales/use tax services firm, announced today that Davis & Davis LLC partner Chanel Christoff Davis was selected as a judge for this years DFW Minority Supplier Development Councils 2011 E Awards. Chanel Christoff Davis is a founding partner of Davis & Davis LLC – Sales Tax Consultants. Her leadership has…
Texas – Sales tax revenue was up 11.8 percent in September compared to a year ago. In a release Combs said, “Texas sales tax collection have now increased for 18 straight months. All sectors showed increases in September, led by business spending, especially in the oil and gas-related sectors. Consumer sectors like restaurants a retail…
Texas – Certain tax payers will be assessed a $50 penalty for filing a report late, beginning with reports due on or after Oct. 1. Regardless of whether you subsequently file the report or whether any taxes or fees were due from the taxpayer for the penalty covered by the late filed report, penalty will…
