Arkansas has implemented a temporary 0.5% increase in the state sales and use tax rate, effective July 1, 2013. The rate increase will be levied on all taxable sales except food and food ingredients, will be collected for approximately 10…
Kansas Reduces State Sales and Use Tax Rate
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has signed a bill that reduces the state-level sales and use tax rate from 6.3% to 6.15% effective July 1, 2013.
Arizona’s Temporary State Tax Rate Expires
Arizona’s temporary increase in sales tax rates expires on May 31, 2013. The state’s current rate of 6.6% will decrease to 5.6% beginning June 1, 2013. The state’s current rate for transient lodging will decrease from 6.5% to 5.5%. The…
Arkansas Voters Approve Temporary Rate Increase
Effective July 1, 2013, Arkansas’s state sales and use tax rate will increase from 6% to 6.5%. Arkansas voters approved a constitutional amendment to levy the temporary rate increase at the November 6, 2012 general election in order to provide…
California’s Sales Tax Rate Increase Becomes Effective January 2013
California’s sales and use tax rate will increase by 0.25%, from 7.25% to 7.5%, effective January 1, 2013, due to voter approval of Proposition 30. The increased tax rate is applicable from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. Voters…
Prince Edward Island Signs Agreement to Implement HST
Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) and the Canadian government have signed an agreement stating that P.E.I. will implement the harmonized sales tax (HST) next year. The 14% HST is scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2013 and will replace the…
Illinois Department of Revenue Posts Tax Rate Database
The Illinois Department of Revenue has posted on its website a database that provides rates for both state and local taxes.
British Columbia Reinstates Provincial Sales Tax System
The Province of British Columbia will reinstate the combined 12% PST (Provincial Sales Tax) and GST (Goods and Services Tax) tax system following the referendum decision to eliminate the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax). The HST had replaced the PST on…
North Carolina Decreases Sales and Use Tax Rate
Effective July 1, 2011, North Carolina’s general sales and use tax rate will decrease to 4.75%. The rate – previously 5.75% – applies to sales and purchases of tangible personal property, certain digital property and certain services. Local tax rates…
California Decreases Statewide Sales and Use Tax Rate
California’s statewide sales and use tax rate applicable to sales of tangible personal property is scheduled to decrease on July 1, 2011. The current rate – 8.25% – will be reduced to 7.25%. This rate is a combination of 6.25%…
Connecticut Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes Take Effect
Effective July 1, 2011, a number of sales and use tax changes take place in Connecticut.
Kansas Enacts Tax Rate Increase
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has signed House Bill 2360 enacting the increase to the state’s retailers’ sales and compensating use tax rate from 5.3% to 6.3%, effective July 1, 2010. The Kansas Department of Revenue has recently revised a state…
Georgia Governor Signs Bill Authorizing 1% Special District Transportation Taxes
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed legislation creating the Transportation Investment Act of 2010. The legislation allows voters in twelve new special districts to decide on a one-percent, ten year, regional sales tax for all types of transportation improvements. “Regional…
Arizona Voters Approve 1% Rate Increase
Arizona voters passed Proposition 100 which temporarily increases the transaction privilege tax rate from 5.5% to 6.5%. This rate change is effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2013 (Proposition 100, approved by the voters at the May 18, 2010,…
Washington Rate Change Rule Amended
Effective April 23, 2010, the Washington Department of Revenue has amended a rule that provides specific guidance for the effect of sales tax rate changes for persons performing retail services such as repairing property and construction buildings. The amended rule…
Connecticut Issues Reminder of Rate Decrease Cancellation
In a press release, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services reminds taxpayers that the sales and use tax rate will not decrease and will remain at 6%.
North Carolina Discusses Additional .25% Rate Increase
The North Carolina Department of Revenue has issued a notice announcing the state sales and use tax rate has been increased from 5.5% to 5.75%, effective October 1, 2009. Local rates, however, decrease from 2.25% to 2% in all counties…
Connecticut Governor Allows Budget Bill to Become Law Without Signature – includes Rate Decrease and Amnesty Program
On August 31, 2009, Governor Jodi Rell announced that she would allow the budget bill to become law without her signature with the exception of certain line-item vetoes.
District of Columbia Increase Sales Tax Rate and Authorizes Amnesty Program
There were several changes included in the District of Columbia\’s Budget Support Emergency Act of 2009.
North Carolina Temporarily Increases Sales and Use Tax Rate
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has signed a budget that temporarily increases the general state sales and use tax rate from 4.5% to 5.5%. The 1% increase will be applicable to sales made on or after September 1, 2009 and…
Texas Provides Online Sales Tax Rate Locator
The Texas Comptroller has provided a new Web tool which displays the correct sales tax rate in effect for most business addresses in Texas. This Sales Tax Rate Locator is designed to help consumers and businesses understand which of the…
Colorado Vendor’s Service Fee Temporarily Eliminated
The Colorado vendor\’s service fee, which is a portion of the sales tax collected that is retained by the vendor to cover expenses relating to collecting and remitting the tax, has been suspended.
Massachusetts Increases State Sales Tax Rate by 1.25%
Massachusetts has recently enacted legislature that increased the general sales and use tax rate from 5 to 6.25 percent, effective August 1, 2009.
Nevada Increases Local School Support Tax by .35%
A revenue bill has been passed by the Nevada Legislature that will temporarily increase the combined sales and use tax rate by imposing an additional Local School Support Tax of 0.35%. This increase will be imposed on every county in…