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“Things of the Soil” Tax Exemption

Skip Oliva — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:44:24 +0000

Michigan Court: Use Tax Exemption for “Things of the Soil” Does Not Cover Lawn Care Businesses Is lawn care a form of “agriculture”? After all, grass is a plant, so growing and caring for a lawn would seem to fit within the literal meaning of agriculture. Yet most of

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Sales and Use Tax Rates for May, 2020

Teresa — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:15:32 +0000

Only a few sales/use tax rate changes to report effective May 1, 2020. ALABAMA Bibb County Use tax Cullman County Sales tax TENNESSEE McMinn County Sales tax The city of Athens in McMinn County Maury County Sales Tax Wilson County Sales Tax Wouldn’t this be a good time to have

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MO Sales Tax Ruling: Furniture Sold to Hotels Is Taxable

Skip Oliva — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:24:16 +0000

Missouri Supreme Court: Furniture Sold to Hotels Is Not “Resold” to Guests In the United States, sales tax is generally assessed only on the final “sale” of a good to a consumer or end-user. A “sale for resale” is therefore normally exempt from paying tax. But what qualifies as a

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Sales & Use Tax Rates as of April 1, 2020

Teresa — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:01:32 +0000

There are many changes effective April 1st in the sales and/or use tax rates. ALASKA STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE TOTAL RATE AK 99663 Seldovia Kenai Peninsula 4.500 7.500 AK 99835 Sitka Sitka 6.000 6.000 AK 99840 Dyea-Skagway Skagway Hoonah Angoon 5.000 5.000 AK 99840 Skagway Skagway Hoonah Angoon

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2020 Sales Tax Developments

Brian Greer — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:52:31 +0000

Three months in and it’s already been a hectic year on many fronts; sales and use taxes have been no exception. Developments in 2020 so far include: Alaska – While Alaska does not have a state level sales tax, certain local municipalities do. The Municipal League has finalized the uniform Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax

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Louisiana vs Wal-Mart.com

Skip Oliva — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:29:24 +0000

Louisiana Supreme Court Finds Wal-Mart.com Does Not Have to Collect Sales Tax on Behalf of Third-Party Sellers The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair opened the door for states to require out-of-state sellers to collect sales tax even if they lacked a “physical presence” within that

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February 2020 Sales & Use Tax Changes

Teresa — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:35:51 +0000

ALABAMA STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE NEW TOTAL RATE AL 35960 Centre Cherokee 2.5000 10.0000 AL 35444 Brookwood Tuscaloosa 3.0000 10.0000 AL 35120 Odenville Saint Clair 4.0000 10.0000 COLORADO STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE NEW TOTAL RATE CO 80817 Fountain El Paso 3.4/2 7.53/4.9 HAWAII STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE

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January 2020 Sales and/or Use Tax Rates Available

Teresa — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:15:25 +0000

ALABAMA STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE AL 36453 Kinston Coffee 4.0000 ARKANSAS STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE AR 71923 Arkadelphia Clark 2.0000 AR 72106 Mayflower Faulkner 2.5000 AR 71677 county-wide Drew 1.2500 AR 71853 county-wide Little River 2.8750 AR 72429 county-wide Poinsett 1.7500 ARIZONA STATE ZIP LOCAL COUNTY RATE AZ

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November 1st Sales Tax Rates Available

Teresa — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:59:11 +0000

There are not many changes to the sales tax rates for November 1st. ARIZONA ZIP 86324 in Clarkdale – Yavapai County The retail sales local rate was increased to 3.5% bringing the total rate, including the State, to 9.85%. ZIP 85268 in Fountain Hills – Maricopa County The retail

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Sales & Use Tax Rate Changes effective October 1, 2019

Teresa — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:47:16 +0000

Many sales and use tax rate changes are effective the third quarter of 2019 throughout the U.S. Read on to see what is changed. ALABAMA Rate Changes The City of Northport, in Tuscaloosa County, has increased their general sales tax rate to 3.0%. The County of Tallapoosa has adopted a

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