Orthodontic Devices Exempt
ARIZONA – The sale of orthodontic devices dispensed by a licensed dental professional to a patient is exempt from state and municipal transaction privilege taxes. The exemption is retroactive to September 20, 2007.
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $522 Million
State sales tax revenue for the month of March, was up 5.5 percent compared to March 2012. According to Comptroller Susan Combs, “sales tax revenue growth was seen in both the business and consumer sectors of the economy. Collections grew in sectors such as manufacturing and retail trade. Sales tax revenue has now increased for…
Congress Battles Over Online Sales Tax
Washington – Both houses of Congress are currently reviewing the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013.
Texas Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday
The 2013 Energy Star sales tax holiday will run from Saturday, May 25 – Monday, May 27th. Qualifying products will display the Energy Star logo. Qualifying products are: • Air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less • Refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less • Ceiling fans • Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs • Clothes washers…
Sales Tax Rebate for Tulsans
TULSA, OK – Tulsa residents can apply for a $25 rebate for sales tax from 2008 Fix Our Street package if they qualify. Application must be submitted by April 15, 2013 to the City of Tulsa. Eligible citizens need to be of age 65 or older in 2012. Citizens may also apply if eligible by…
Solar Energy Systems
NEW YORK – Effective January 1, 2013, retail sales and installations of commercial solar energy equipment are exempt from the 4 percent sates sales and use tax rate and the 3/8 percent sales and use tax rate imposed in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District. Starting March 1, 2013, purchases will also be exempt from local…
Sales Tax Rebate for Tulsans
TULSA, OK – Tulsa residents can apply for a $25 rebate for sales tax from 2008 Fix Our Street package if they qualify. Application must be submitted by April 15, 2013 to the City of Tulsa. Eligible citizens need to be of age 65 or older in 2012. Citizens may also apply if eligible by…
Iowa Snow Removal
Iowa – Snow removal is not subject to sales tax as well the service of applying sand, salt or ice-melt. However, the materials applied are taxable and sales tax is due. When a snow removal business applies these materials for their customer and does not make a separately itemized charge for them, that business is…
Extra 5% Sales Tax on Guns and Ammunition
NEW JERSERY – A bill for an extra 5 percent sales tax on guns and ammunition has been introduced by an assemblywoman. The money would go into a “Safety Tax Fund” to purchase items such as security cameras, electronic emergency notification systems, devices controlling entrances, panic buttons and doors that can be locked from inside…