California – Effective November 1, 2017, Senate Bill 1 increased the state excise tax on motor vehicle fuel and diesel fuel along with the sales and use tax rate on diesel fuel in California. The tax increase is expected to raise more than $5.2 million per year to repair roads, improve public transit, and reduce…
National – The House Republicans’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill (HR1) is designed to eliminate the deduction for state and local income and sales taxes for individuals. However, there would be deductions allowed for Property Taxes, up to $10,000 annually. The SALT deductions for businesses will remain in place. The House Democrats have expressed their opposition…
MULTISTATE: According to the 2017 COST State and Local Business Tax Burden Study, more than $724 billion was paid in state and local taxes signifying a .9% increase from the previous year. This growth is attributable to property and sales taxes paid by businesses. Businesses pay more in property and sales tax than any other…
TEXAS – Keene, Texas will be home to a new Louis Vuitton manufacturing facility. Louis Vuitton is a multi-billion dollar French company, part of the Paris-based LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE conglomerate. Johnson County Commissioners Court has authorized a ten-year property tax abatement with 45 percent in the first year and 75 percent in…
Texas – Most businesses have websites or apps that can be used on your phone, which usually has options to purchase online, to contact the company to ask questions, or just to send messages. For the message to get to the service provider, it is uploaded to a cloud-based software. Effective May 30, 2017, these…
Massachusetts – Legislation has now increased excise and sales tax on recreational marijuana. Excise tax for recreational marijuana will increase from 3.75% to 10.75% and sales tax will increase from 2% to 3%. The excise and sales tax will be in addition to the state sales tax rate of 6.25% for recreational marijuana. The bill…
Illinois- Effective July 1, 2017, there were law changes for sales and use taxes including exemptions for graphic arts machinery & equipment and increased taxes for gasohol. There are also extended exemptions for some ethanol and biodiesel fuel sales. There will now be a 100% sales tax, service occupation tax, use tax, and service use…
TEXAS – The Governor of Texas, by way of proclamation, has exempted evacuees and relief workers from state and local hotel taxes. Existing tax exemptions will become effective as the Governor designates areas of the state to be natural disaster areas. The Governor’s website will have specific information related to each declared natural disaster. Some…
Texas – Effective January 1, 2018, Senate Bill 1083 amends tax code to exempt from sales and use tax insurance services performed by certified public accounting firms if services are less than 1% of the firm’s previous year’s total revenue. Additionally, insurances services are exempt if a service is performed on behalf of a certified…
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…
