article thumbnail

Taxation of services

TaxConnex

Services continue to pop up among states’ lawmakers as a potential new source of sales tax revenue. Consumption of many personal services, such as cosmetic and beauty services, fitness, pet grooming, veterinary services and landscaping, among others, skews towards the higher end of the income scale. TaxConnex?

Indiana 246
article thumbnail

State Sales and Use Tax Update

TaxConnex

The case in point brought out how a transaction in which a provider doesn’t transfer tangible personal property to a customer generally would not be subject to retailers’ occupation tax, use tax, service occupation tax or service use tax. The waiver will be effective until Feb 22.

Sales 233
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

2021 Ultimate List of Small Business Tax Deductions

xendoo

You could spend that time working on finding new customers and less time stressing over taxes. While having 2021 taxes prepared, Xendoo tax advisors can also look over previous years’ taxes to ensure accuracy. . Organized Taxes. Don’t let the tax season be filled with chaos and questioning deadlines.

article thumbnail

Holiday Sales, Increased eCommerce Activity - and Sales Tax Obligations

TaxConnex

More than $1 in every $4 spent on retail purchases during the 2021 holiday season will come from online orders, by some estimates (with about two out of every five of those done via a smartphone, other industry observers add ). But digital revenue for November and December is still expected to hit $212.28 billion in U.S.

Sales 246
article thumbnail

Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

TaxConnex

In the winter, e-commerce jumped 96% year-to-year from 2020 to 2021. Many states say that when the contents of a shipment are taxable, so is the shipping cost; similarly, when items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax, so is the cost of shipping. Rules vary widely from state to state for the physical delivery of goods.

Sales 246
article thumbnail

Breaking News: Federal Court Ruled Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting on Hold

Withum

By way of background, the CTA was enacted on January 1, 2021 as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act as an attempt to prevent money laundering and tax evasion by requiring new reporting for certain companies doing business in the US. Stay tuned for further developments as they arise.

Ohio 140
article thumbnail

What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

TaxConnex

Exclusions include sales of the services in fulfillment of a lump-sum, fixed-fee contract, or a fixed-price sales contract executed on or before Feb. For gross receipts from the sale of newly taxed services prior to Jan. 1, 2023, if the gross receipts were less than $6,000 during calendar year 2021, the services are exempt.

Sales 246