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Important Update: Florida Sales Tax Reduction on Commercial Leases

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As of June 1, 2024, the State of Florida reduced the state sales tax rate on commercial real property lease payments from 4.5% to 2%. All commercial leases with an occupancy period that started on or after June 1, 2024 will...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways - Council On State Taxation (COST) Regional State Tax Seminar

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Kilpatrick’s Samantha Breslow, Jordan Goodman, David Hughes, and Jeffrey Reed presented “Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch” and “Where’s Waldo? Sales Sourcing in Today’s SALT World” during the...more

Baker Donelson

SALT Select Developments - July 2024

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State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. ln this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize selected state and local tax (SALT)...more

Blank Rome LLP

New York ALJ Rejects Division of Taxation’s Attempt to Change Its Theory of Liability after the Hearing

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A New York State Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) recently rejected an attempt by the Division of Taxation (“Division”) to change its theory of liability after the record was closed, raising its new theory of liability for...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

N.Y. Sales Tax – Responsible Person Liability

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NY Needs the Revenue- A couple of weeks ago, the Tax Foundation released its latest “State Business Tax Climate Index,” which assesses a state’s tax system and compares it to that of other states. New York seems to be a...more

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New Law Reduces Florida’s Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent

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Effective December 1, 2023, the State of Florida’s sales tax rate on commercial real property lease payments (including base rent and additional rent) will be reduced from 5.5% to 4.5% for payments received for occupancy...more

Freeman Law

Texas Tax Roundup | April 2023: Pleas to the Jurisdiction, Retail and Wholesale Franchise Tax Rate, and More

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Howdy folks, and welcome back to another edition of the Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas tax and perhaps even some things Texas tax adjacent. As ole T.S. once put it, “April is the cruelest...more

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Texas Mixed Beverage Taxes

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The state of Texas imposes two taxes on alcoholic beverages that impact holders of certain permits under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. These taxes are the mixed beverage gross receipts tax and the mixed beverage sales...more

Freeman Law

Florida Sales Tax on Ticket Sales for the Sunshine State's Nonprofits

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Sales tax . . .  A (if not the most) commonly overlooked tax for nonprofit organizations.  This Freeman Law Insights blog focuses on sales tax regime applicable to “admissions” collected by or for nonprofit organizations in...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Dental Crowns and GST/HST Credits: A Dentist Wants to Have His Cake and Eat it Too

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In an informal procedure decision, Axelrod v. The King, rendered on December 12, 2022, the Tax Court of Canada dismissed the appeals of a dentist denying input tax credits (“ITCs”) claimed in connection with certain expenses...more

Gray Reed

Exxon’s Attempt to Create New Sale/Lease Tax Law Fails

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The principal contention in the tax refund case of Exxon v. United States was whether certain mineral related transactions between Exxon and the countries of Qatar and Malaysia were sales or leases.  Originally Exxon treated...more

Freeman Law

Texas Tax Roundup | August 2022

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Howdy folks, and welcome back to another action-packed edition of the Texas Tax Roundup! Let’s see what shocking developments in the realm of Texas tax that the month of August had in store!...more

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Kentucky: Governor Beshear Halts Vehicle Property Tax Increase, Proposes Sales Tax Cut

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order on February 16, 2022 intended to stop an increase in vehicle property taxes for 2022. Used car values in Kentucky have risen approximately 40% since last year, from...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] A 30,000 Foot Look at State Taxation of Corporate Aircraft

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Matt Hunsaker highlights some issues that should be considered when purchasing a company jet, including sales tax and property tax....more

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[Podcast] A Sales Tax Win for SaaS

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Arkansas has issued a legal opinion treating SaaS as a nontaxable service when it is hosted remotely. Matt Hunsaker breaks down the issues....more

Stinson LLP

Sales and Use Taxes: Kansas and Missouri Move to Impose Collection Obligations on Marketplace Facilitators

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Recent legislation has brought Kansas and Missouri up-to-date with the nation by instituting new tax collection requirements for out-of-state retailers lacking a physical presence in their state....more

Lowndes

Property Buyer Beware: Avoid Costly Tax Liabilities with a Sales Tax Clearance Letter

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Florida imposes sales tax on rent payable under commercial leases. The rate imposed by the state is 5.5%, but local governments have the right to impose a surtax which varies based on the jurisdiction....more

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New Florida Law Expected to Significantly Reduce Florida’s Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate

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On April 19, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), which amends portions of Chapter 212, Florida Statutes. SB 50 is slated to significantly reduce Florida’s commercial leasing sales tax...more

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Hillsborough County Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate Reduced by Recent Florida Supreme Court Decision

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A recent Florida Supreme Court decision found that the Hillsborough County 1% transportation sales surtax is unconstitutional. As a result, the decision reduced the sales tax rate on commercial lease payments in Hillsborough...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] Tech & Tax: Roundup on State Taxation of Technology

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Matt Hunsaker does a rapid fire analysis of various state and local tax issues in the technology space. Stay tuned for an update on software and cloud computing....more

Sullivan & Worcester

Tax Trotter Big Tech Files

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On February 1, my brilliant partner Rich Jones (supported by our very own Caroline Kupiec and Joseph Donovan) presented oral argument on behalf of Oracle USA, Inc. and Microsoft in the case of Oracle USA, Inc. v. Commissioner...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

New York Broadly Applies Information Service Tax to Marketing Analytic Services

A year and a half following the New York Court of Appeals’ significant 2019 decision in Matter of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of State of New York, 33 NY3d 587 (2019), New York continues to grapple with...more

Freeman Law

On-line Retailers and Remote Sellers: Sales and Use Taxes

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The Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Wayfair, in June 2018, changed the landscape for sales and use taxes nexus for on-line retailers and remote sellers. Due to budgetary deficits the states are facing due to...more

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Bad Debts - A State Income & Sales Tax Perspective

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It's no mystery that when times are hard, bad debts skyrocket. But how do businesses handle bad debts for state income and sales tax purposes? Matt Hunsaker hits the high points in this week's episode....more

Foster Garvey PC

The Changing Face of Employer State Tax Reporting and Payment Obligations in the Coronavirus Telework "New Normal"

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, companies in wide-ranging industries across the country have unprecedented numbers of employees working from remote locations. In a prior post, we discussed numerous issues that may...more

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