201202.16
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Wyoming Sales Tax Rebate

Wyoming – A new law took effect on January 1, allowing businesses collecting sales tax to keep up to 1.95% of that tax each month. Businesses must file by the 15th of each month to qualify for the money. The Department of Revenue has sent information to those businesses collecting sales and use tax that…

201202.13
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Valentine’s Day

Nationwide – This Valentine’s Day, consumers are set to spoil their loved ones in a big way. The average person celebrating the holiday will spend $126.03, up 8.5 percent from last years and the highest in a 10-year history, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2012 Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey. NRF President…

201202.08
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Sales Tax On Gasoline

Maryland – On Monday, Governor Martin O’Malley wants to raise the state’s gasoline tax by applying Maryland’s 6% sales tax to each gallon of gasoline. His plan has a 2% per year phase-in of the tax at the wholesale level. The sales tax would rise or fall with gasoline prices. O’Malley plans to send a…

201202.06
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Register Online

Colorado – You can now register online at https://www.colorado.gov/apps/jboss/cbe/ for a sales tax or withholding account license. Your state tax license and account number will be issued immediately and you can pay necessary fees without having to stand in line. zp8497586rq

201202.03
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Billing in the Mail

Colorado – Taxpayers who took advantage of the tax amnesty this past fall should have paid in full on or before December 31, 2011. If you didn’t, you will be getting a bill in the mail that includes the full amount of penalty and interest. zp8497586rq

201112.28
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Consumer Alert Issued

New Hampshire – A consumer alert has been issued to residents and those doing business in this state by Attorney General Michael Delaney and Kevin Clougherty, Department of Revenue Commissioner, in regards to a fraudulent internet website attempting to scam New Hampshire residents into purchasing New Hampshire Retail Sales Tax Certificates and falsely and deceptively…

201112.07
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Simon Property Group Suing Indiana

Indiana-Simon Property Group, a shopping mall developer, is suing Indiana because “Main Street” retailers are being harmed by the state’s failure to collect sales tax from Amazon.com. The state’s failure to collect sales tax on sales made by Amazon is creating an unequal playing field in Indiana that jeopardizes the existence of Main Street retailers…