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Hawaii Rental Receipts Not Taxable for Agent (4/16/10)

Truck Rental Business’ Payments to Dealers Not Subject to Florida Tax (4/9/10)

Minnesota Revenue Notice Modified to Consider One-Time Rental of Laundered Items as Linen Supply Service (4/1/10)

Online Travel Companies Not Liable for New Mexico Local Occupancy Tax on Mark-Up (4/1/10)

Wisconsin Taxability of Equipment Provided with Operator Changed (1/1/10)

New York Assess Tax on Lease Payments Due But Not Paid (9/30/09)

New York Discusses the Taxability of Food Container Rentals and Related Charges (9/28/09)

Florida Determines Amount of Exemption On Multiple Use Property (9/2/09)

Washington Includes Property Tax Charged in Selling Price (6/29/09)

Fixed Price Contracts Not Exempt From California 1% State Rate Increase (4/23/09)

Rental of Storage Units Not Taxable in South Dakota (4/3/09)

Alabama Taxes Lease-Purchase Agreements (4/3/09)

Virginia Exempt Sales Tax on Personal Property Taxes on Leases if Separately-Stated (2/16/09)

Crane Leased for Use in Manufacturing Exempt in Missouri (2/16/09)

Only Expenses That Comprised Rent Were Taxable in Florida (10/9/08)

End of Lease Options Material in Determining Transactions Privilege Tax Classification (9/5/08)

Illinois Certain Vehicles Used for Renting Purposes No Longer Exempt (8/8/08)

Cranes With Operators Constitute an Exempt Service in Florida (3/31/08)

Tennessee Leases & Rental Change Discussed (3/30/08)

Missouri Exempts Dealership on Loaner Vehicles (3/29/08)

Louisiana Leases or Rentals of Pallets Exempt (3/28/08)

Texas Proposed Lease of Aircraft Subject to Tax (1/4/08)

Mississippi Defines the Term “Hotel” for Sales Tax Purposes (1/4/08)

Arkansas Governor Repeals Motor Vehicle Lease Provision (6/6/07)

Taxability of Complimentary and Discounted Rooms in Massachusetts (2/14/07)

Florida’s Floating Docks are Taxable (2/13/07)

New Jersey Notice on Taxability of Storage Space Updated (2/13/07)

Utah Leasing and Rental Rules Amended (2/13/07)

Massachusetts Addresses Changes in Room Rental Taxation (2/13/07)

Expanded California Artwork Exemption Takes Effect (2/8/07)

Kansas Clarifies Leases and Rental Rules for Sourcing, Bundling (12/20/06)

Golf Simulators Not Eligible For Rental Exemption In Indiana (11/14/06)

Texas Issues Lease Assignment Ruling (11/14/06)

New York Clarifies Taxability of Motor Vehicle Leases (11/14/06)

Aircraft Use Agreement Not Considered A Lease In Missouri (11/14/06)

Reinstatement Fees Taxable In Michigan (10/18/06)

Texas Declares Short-Term Rental Equipment Is Taxable (4/5/06)

Louisiana Department of Revenue Amends Definitions Related to Sales Tax Exemption. (12/6/05)

Alabama Rules Video Games Were Subject to Lease Tax. (12/6/05)

Indiana: Delivery Charges on Rented Property Taxable. (12/6/05)

Connecticut Enacts Lessor Relief. (11/21/05)

Florida Determines the Taxable Portion of Multiple-Use Lease. (9/14/05)

Virginia Rules That Lease Was Object of Transaction. (9/7/05)

Florida treats a leaseback transaction as a financing arrangement rather than a lease. (1/21/05)

Zero-Emission Motor Vehicle leases exempt from New Jersey sales and use tax. (10/22/04)

Minnesota court rules equipment transfer was taxable lease, not occasional sale. (10/22/04)

Ongoing equipment leasing not allowed occasional sale exemption in Kentucky. (9/3/04)

Mortgage and ad valorem tax payments on real property made by a related party subject to Florida sales tax. (9/3/04)

North Carolina ruled that an office equipment supplier did not owe tax on the cost of materials used in fulfilling maintenance agreements. (8/5/04)

Florida determined that an LLC subsidiary can pass on profits to its LLC parent without any portion being subject to sales tax as a payment for rent. (8/5/04)

In North Carolina failure to collect tax is no excuse. (7/28/04)

South Carolina has released information on renting rooms. (7/28/04)

Massachusetts issues clarification on taxation of motor vehicle leases. (6/15/04)

An advisory opinion has been released by New York in regards to the purchase and leasing of an aircraft under certain circumstances. (6/15/04)

Wyoming has passed a law that allows for an exemption on the sale or lease of qualifying manufacturing machinery and equipment. (5/15/04)

Utah has created an exemption on sales, leases, or rentals of machinery and equipment primarily used in the production and postproduction of certain media for commercial distribution. (5/15/04)

In Virginia a lessor must collect and remit sales and use tax. (4/15/04)

Maryland Tax Court has ruled that payments made to terminate a lease are not subject to Maryland sales and use tax under certain conditions. (4/15/04)

The State of Nevada, its unincorporated agencies, and instrumentalities are exempt from use tax on leased vehicles. (3/15/04)

Arizona exempts lessors of motor vehicles from the transaction privilege tax on their income if they are subject to the motor carrier fee. (2/15/04)

If a lease in Massachusetts is contractually changed midstream through an original contract, sales tax payments can be appropriately adjusted. (12/15/03)

New York does not consider furnished leased apartments to be hotels, therefore the leases for these apartments are not subject to sales tax. (12/15/03)

The Florida Court of Appeals has affirmed that prorated tax can be imposed on leases of gaming equipment and on concession sales made on certain cruise ships. (12/15/03)

New York leasing of taxis to drivers taxable. (6/15/03)

Ohio computer lease exemption. (6/15/03)

New York early termination of lease. (6/15/03)

Florida taxability of leased vehicles. (6/15/03)

Louisiana revenue sharing agreements not taxable for leased property. (4/15/03)

An Illinois corporation which leased computers was not granted use tax credit. (3/15/03)

Florida finance agreement not taxable. (3/15/03)

North Carolina shareholders were "engaged in business" with lease. (3/15/03)

Previously leased vehicles in Massachusetts explained. (3/15/03)

Massachusetts has outlined the taxability treatment for final lease adjustments related to "TRAC Leases." (10/15/02)

Tennessee has stated that leases are subject to the sales and use tax 1% rate increase from CH. 856 (S.B. 3110), Laws 2002. (10/15/02)

A petitioner was not entitled to a refund of a portion of New York sales tax prepaid at the inception of a vehicle lease. (4/15/00)