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Is New York’s Amazon Tax Headed to Supreme Court? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
New York’s Amazon tax may be on its way to the Supreme Court. It’s official. Overstock.com’s petition for writ of certiorari has been filed with the Supreme Court, asking the court to review the New ...
Virginia State Sales Tax Rate Change 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
Virginia has a new state sales tax rate, effective July 1, 2013. On July 1, 2013, the state sales tax rate in most areas of Virginia increased from 4% to 4.3%. However, Northern Virginia and the Hamp...
Virginia: Out-of-State Dealers and Sales Tax 27 Aug 2013 | 02:44 am
Virginia walks the remote sales tax tightrope. Beginning September 1, 2013, Virginia will require certain out-of-state dealers to collect sales and use taxes on sales made into Virginia. The online r...
When to Apply the Kansas State Rate Change 26 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
Kansas: transition rules for state rate change. Kansas instituted a new state sales tax rate, effective July 1, 2013. At that point, the rate decreased from 6.3% to 6.15%. Instituting a rate change i...
Cook County Use Tax Ignites Lawsuits 26 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
Chicago is in Cook County, Illinois. In November 2012, the Cook County Board of Commissioners created a Non-Titled Personal Property Use Tax in order to help close a budget gap and discourage Cook Co...
Amazon: Don’t Take Rented Textbooks Across State Lines 24 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Amazon rents textbooks on condition that renters not take them out of state. Back when I was in college, textbooks were available at the University Bookstore, new or used. Renting textbooks was unhea...
New Jersey: Taxing Information Services 23 Aug 2013 | 01:28 am
Stenography services are not subject to sales tax in New Jersey. Sales of information in New Jersey are subject to sales and use tax. As explained in a notice published by the New Jersey Department ...
Hawaii: Online Travel Companies to Pay $246 Million in Back Taxes 23 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
Hawaii: even paradise has taxes. In the first decade of this century, travelers seeking paradise could book a room in Hawaii through an online travel company tax-free. Online travel companies (OTCs) ...
Utah’s Local Sales Tax Rate Changes, October 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
Utah announces several local rate changes, October 1, 2013. The Utah State Tax Commission has announced a number of local sales tax rate changes, effective October 1, 2013. Rate increase The city ....
Texas Alcohol Tax 23 Aug 2013 | 01:04 am
Texas Comptroller reminds distilleries to tax sales of alcohol. Texas is one of approximately 30 states that allows the existence of “dry counties.” No sales of alcoholic beverages of any sort are le...
