TEXAS – Governor, Greg Abbott, signed House Bill 1525 requiring Marketplace Facilitators to collect and remit tax on behalf of marketplace sellers starting October 1, 2019. The bill expands the state’s authority to collect sales tax and is expected to generate $850 million dollars in online sales tax. A Marketplace Facilitator is defined as a…
Davis Davis & Harmon LLC, participated in the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) Annual Western Region Student Conference held on October 11-13, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Deon Harmon, CGO of Davis Davis & Harmon spoke on the Moss Adams Tax Panel to discuss careers in sales/use tax. Davis Davis & Harmon, LLC is…
In our last blog we discussed the rules regarding tax exempt purchases by and to tax exempt organizations. When it come to collecting sales tax, tax exempt organizations are required to collect and remit sales tax for all taxable items sold. A sales tax exemption is for purchases and does not cover sales. As with…
TEXAS: Navigating through the tax-exempt organization landscape can be confusing and daunting. Over the next few blogs we will look at different aspects of the tax-exempt scenario. This segment will focus on purchases and sales by tax exempt organizations. Tax-Exempt Purchases: Organizations that have been granted tax exemption will receive a letter of sales tax…
TEXAS: Over the next few blogs we will take look at Sales to and Purchases by Tax-Exempt Organizations. For an organization to be granted exemption from paying state sales taxes, there are criteria that must be met. The parent organization must recognize the organization as a subordinate under the group exemption. The group exemption meets…
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Texas – The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently ruled that sales tax be applied to Internet-based subscription streaming services as cable television and amusement service. The law states that cable television is the distribution of video programming with or without the use of wires to customers or subscribers such as: On-demand video services or…
Texas —The Temporary Texas Tax Amnesty Program will run from May 1st to June 29th. The program applies to periods prior to Jan. 1, 2018, and will only include liabilities that have not been previously reported to the Comptroller. The purpose of the program is to provide some delinquent taxpayers a chance to make their…
Texas – According to the Texas Comptroller’s office, April 2, 2018, is the deadline for cable television, internet access, or other telecommunications services to submit a refund request for 2017 taxes paid for qualifying purchases. Cable television, internet and telecommunication providers can claim a 6.25% refund on Texas state sales and use taxes paid on…
Texas – According to the Texas Comptroller’s Office, Sales Tax Revenue in Texas largely increased by 10 percent in the month of January. Collected sales tax receipts for January showed that Texas earned $2.7 billion which was a 9.1% increase since the $2.5 billion collected in January 2016. According to Comptroller Glenn Hegar, there has…
