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Sales tax and the Navajo Nation

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should know that sales tax obligations for these sovereign nations and territories resemble those obligations in other areas of the U.S. Areas such as the Navajo Nation have tribal sovereignty; for tax purposes, this means their sales tax laws are separate from the states within which they reside.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The five-letter acronym stands for the states without a statewide sales tax – New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware – and two of those states might be leaving the group sooner than later. billion-plus from a 4% sales tax in FY25.

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Sales tax and real property improvement services (part 1)

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A new construction project, a renovation or expansion of a property, ongoing management of a property: All these and more can come with a ton of sales tax nuances. Particularly for those construction companies with projects beyond the borders of their home state, where they may have done well with sales tax compliance for many years.

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How to register for states’ sales tax

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Do you need a state sales tax permit? How about a sales tax license? How about a sales tax certificate of authority? Collecting and remitting sales tax after you hit economic or physical nexus in a state comes with a lot of questions – and you usually answer no small number of questions to register for sales tax.

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Vendor concessions/discounts can help pay to outsource sales tax obligations

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Collecting and remitting sales tax to states and other tax jurisdictions is time consuming and can be expensive. Somebody can: the states and tax jurisdictions themselves. collection discount to help with the costs of managing sales tax.?If Slightly more than half the states offer various discounts for sales tax filers.

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Home Rule: Can Local Jurisdictions Create Sales Tax Obligations?

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There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Sales tax obligations are already difficult at the state level, but when you bring it down to local jurisdictions, or home rule jurisdictions, you get the next level of complexity. Setting sales taxes laws often fall under that umbrella. Setting sales taxes laws often fall under that umbrella.

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Sales Tax and Vitamins/Dietary Supplements

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You won’t find too many more confusing sales tax scenarios than the one involving dietary supplements. For purposes of sales tax, sometimes supplements and vitamins are considered drugs (prescription or not), sometimes groceries or food, sometimes tangible personal property – and sometimes not. Sales tax isn’t getting any easier.

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