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Latest Developments in State and Local Sales Tax

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The state’s SSUT has taken in more than $309 million overall during the current fiscal year – almost double the tax generated during all of fiscal 2018-19. city council was also recently set to vote on giving a quarter of online sales tax revenue to the city’s schools in 2021. (A Sales taxes were up 8.2 The Decatur, Ala.,

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State Sales and Use Tax Update

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There’s always something changing or new going on in the world of tax, especially sales tax. In Alabama , tax licenses – including for sales tax, sellers use tax and the simplified sellers use tax – must be renewed annually as of Nov. New York City tax revenues in March and April fell $1.15

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Vitamins, supplements and sales tax – the latest

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For purposes of incurring sales tax in any state, that essentially translates into “sometimes.” In other instances, vitamins and supplements aren’t taxed at all. How do you handle sales tax liability if you sell vitamins, dietary supplements or other items in this nebulous category? And we don’t mean “sometimes.”

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COVID Surcharges and Sales Tax

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These fees raise the question – "are COVID surcharges subject to state sales taxes?”. Nevada , Texas , South Carolina and New Jersey are among the first states mandating surcharges on retail sales subject to sales tax. Have you determined in which states these surcharges are subject to sales tax? States to watch.

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The latest in funny sales tax laws | TaxConnex

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General tax laws are strange. Maybe sales tax laws make more sense? In Florida, you can get a tax break for displaying a cow on your property. You can get a big tax break in New Mexico if you just live to 100. Louisiana lets small private aircrafts soar tax-free, and Connecticut extends that to bigger planes.

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Preparing Your Business for Sales Tax Holidays

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Many states use sales tax holidays to waive or reduce sales tax on various items. Location, location, location is the rule when it comes to sales tax holidays. The holidays may only cover state sales tax but not local sales taxes, as in South Carolina (which, like other states, has no price cap on eligible items).

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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 Court of Appeals of South Carolina has affirmed a state Administrative Law Court (ALC) finding that the online retail giant remains liable for eight figures in unpaid sales tax on third-party sales from 2016, interest and penalties. The ol’ one-two.