Regulatory Analysis

Posted November 2, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Alaska: City of Galena Joins Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission

The City of Galena has completed the process to fully participate in the Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Commission (ARSSTC). Collection is effective 12/1/2022 and filings will be updated to include Galena on 1/1/2023. More information on the ARSSTC may be found here.

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Posted October 11, 2022 by David Armas
Kentucky Enacts New Amnesty Period

Kentucky recently enacted HB 8 which provides for a new amnesty period from October 1 to November 29, 2022. During this period, amnesty is available for sales which took place between October 1, 2011, to December 21, 2021 and will apply to most tax types, as well as associated penalties, fees, and interest collected by […]

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Posted October 3, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Skagway, Alaska Approves Local Sales Tax Holiday

The Municipality of Skagway passed a resolution declaring the period of October 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, as a sales tax holiday for local purchases. The sales tax holiday applies to all retail sales which physically occur within the local and is not applicable to remote sellers. The resolution may be found here.

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Posted October 3, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Sitka, Alaska Approves Sales Tax Free Days

The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly has approved a resolution providing November 25th & November 26th, 2022. as sales tax free days. This holiday applies to all sales made within the City and Borough, except any sale of fuel, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, marijuana, and any sale which is part of a continuing obligation […]

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Posted September 23, 2022 by David Armas
Puerto Rico Enacts Emergency Sales Tax Holiday

As a result of Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency through Executive Order No. OE-2022-045. In response to this, the Treasury Department issued Administrative Declaration 22-07 which provides for a temporary exemption from the sales and use tax on “prepared foods”, “candies”, “carbonated beverages”, and “pastries”. The exemption period will begin […]

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Posted September 21, 2022 by David Armas
New Jersey Excludes Sign Installation from Capital Improvement Exemption

New Jersey recently enacted P.L. 2022, c. 97 which excludes the installation of signs from the existing capital improvement sales tax exemption. Sign installers must charge sales tax to their customers on the installation of all signs beginning October 1, 2022. However, the new law allows sign installers to purchase signs and materials for use […]

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Posted August 30, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Alaska: Ketchikan City Seasonal Sales Tax Rate Changes

The Ketchikan City Council recently approved ordinance No. 22-1949. The ordinance establishes a seasonal tax rate of 5.5%, from April 1 through September 30, on all retail sales, services, and rents subject to sales tax. Additionally, it lowers the tax rate to 3% for the period of October 1 through March 31. The rate changes […]

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Posted August 24, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Colorado Exempts Feminine Hygiene and Incontinence Products Effective January 1, 2023

The State of Colorado recently approved HB 1055. This bill exempts “period products”, diapers and incontinence products from sales and use tax effective January 1, 2023. For the purposes of the new exemption, “incontinence products and diapers” means absorbent cloth or disposable products worn by humans and “period products” means consumer products used to manage […]

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Posted August 18, 2022 by Erik Wallin
Texas Court Rules in Favor of Local Government Over Sales Tax Sourcing Change

Texas Tax Rule 3.334 modified to the definition of “place of business” as it applies to local sales and use tax sourcing. It would have required that sales personnel be present at a location for it to be considered a “place of business” for sales tax purposes. If the location only housed a computer server, […]

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Posted August 18, 2022 by David Armas
Virginia Exempts Food, Diapers, and Feminine Hygiene Products

Virginia recently passed House Bill 90 which will exempt food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products beginning January 1, 2023. Food purchased for human consumption does not include alcohol, seeds and plants which produce food, or food sold by any retail establishment where the gross receipts derived from the sale of prepared […]

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Posted August 18, 2022 by Radhika Akhil
Nebraska Expands List of “Home Medical Supplies”

Nebraska recently updated its State Taxability Matrix with the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board to include a broader range of items which are considered exempt “home medical supplies.” Home medical supplies are defined as “supplies primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose which are appropriate for use in the home and are generally […]

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Posted August 10, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Denver Exempts Incontinence and Diaper Products Effective October 1, 2022

Effective October 1, 2022, Denver, Colorado ordinance 22-0577 provides an exemption for incontinence products and diapers from sales and use tax. The ordinance defines, “incontinence products and diapers” to mean an adsorbent cloth or disposable product worn by humans. Further legislative details may be found here.

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Posted August 10, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Indiana Exempts Children’s Diapers from Gross Receipts Tax Effective August 5, 2022

On August 5, 2022, Indiana Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 2 providing upon passage an exemption for children’s diapers from the state’s gross receipts tax. “Children’s Diapers” is defined as disposable or reusable diapers marketed to be worn by children. Further information concerning the bill can be found here.

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Posted July 11, 2022 by David Armas
New Jersey Establishes New Sales Tax Holiday

New Jersey recently passed Act 1522 establishing a new annual ten-day sales tax holiday for sales of school supplies and sport or recreational equipment. The holiday will run from the ninth day preceding the first Monday in September to that Monday each year. For 2022 that period is August 27 to September 5. The exemption […]

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Posted June 22, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Ohio Marketplace Information Disclosures for Third-Party Sellers

Effective July 6, 2022, OH SB 272, establishes mandatory disclosures by high-volume third-party sellers using online marketplaces. “High-volume third-party sellers” must disclose to a marketplace the seller’s bank account number, contact information, and tax identification number. A high-volume third-party seller is a participant on an online marketplace’s platform that is a third party seller which […]

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Posted June 10, 2022 by Robert Beck
Maine Releases Updates to Tax Registration and Application Documents

Maine recently released updates to several documents for business registration and withholding. These documents include Form 941BN-ME, ME-21, the Business Change Notification; the Registration Application for Withholding and other taxes; and Form EFT, the Electronic Funds Transfer Application. Few changes were made across the three forms, none of them substantive. Most changes to the documents […]

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Posted May 31, 2022 by David Armas
New Dates Announced for Puerto Rico Hurricane Season Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico announced in a press release dated May 25, 2022, that the dates of the newly enacted hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday will be moved to give businesses more time to comply. The holiday that was originally scheduled for May 27-29, 2022, will now take place June 17-19, […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Approves Numerous New Exemption Periods

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has enacted five new tax exemption periods starting in 2022. Children’s Books – May 14, 2022 to August 14, 2022. Children’s Diapers and Baby/Toddlers Clothing – July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Energy Star Appliances – July 1, 2022 […]

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