September 9, 2013
State Likely to Raise Tax on Beer
Buying a light beer could soon make your wallet lighter, as Wyoming lawmakers are considering a proposal to raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation tax on beer.
September 9, 2013
Some Online Retailers Support End to Online Sales Tax Exemption
Seattle-based Amazon late last year hired Patton Boggs, a marquee Washington, D.C., lobbying group, to join two other firms on retainer as well as Amazon's in-house lobbyists in hopes of getting the Marketplace Fairness Act passed.
August 19, 2013
Minnesota’s farm equipment repair tax considered for repeal
Craig Will has fielded more than his share of grumbling customers since a new state tax on farm equipment repairs took effect. Will works at Midwest Machinery in Sauk Rapids, which repairs farm implements and other equipment. Will says many farmers who bring their machines in for repairs aren’t aware of the new sales tax,...…
August 19, 2013
Are Millions of Americans Tax Cheats? Most Who Buy Online Probably Are
Tax professionals know it. Most accounting professionals know it. When it comes to businesses, most follow at least the letter, if not the spirit, of the law. But most other Americans still don’t seem to understand that they are probably a tax cheat.
August 16, 2013
Amazon ends Missouri sales program because of sales tax dispute
A sales tax dispute between Amazon and Missouri has landed on online entrepreneurs in the state.
August 1, 2013
In Florida, back-to-school sales tax holiday includes computers
Back-to-school shoppers will get a chance to save some cash this week when Florida's sales tax holiday kicks off.
July 29, 2013
Streamlining Sales and Use Tax: Solutions Are Out There
Sales and use tax is one of the three primary areas which legislators use to fund state and local government (the other two major areas are income taxes and property taxes). The concept is relatively simple: if you buy something tangible, you pay a fixed percentage to the local government as a tax.
July 25, 2013
ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Updated with Latest Back-to-School Tax Holidays
Thomson Reuters, provider of tax and accounting software, recently announced the integration of the 2013 back-to-school tax holidays into its ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Software.
July 25, 2013
Back to School Means Tax Savings
In efforts to help back-to-school shoppers, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has updated the 2013 state tax holidays, providing information on which states offer the tax holidays, what items are covered and when the holidays take place.
July 25, 2013
In some states, sales taxes take a summer break
Additional Savings on Energy-efficiency Purchases
July 19, 2013
Back to school shopping is a $72 billion business for retailers
Parents Will Spend an Estimated $72.5 Billion This Year for School Supplies
July 17, 2013
IRS selects CCH to provide sales tax rates and tables
CCH has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deliver comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables to help millions of Americans prepare their tax returns.