Regulatory Analysis
1/16/2023 The Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) recently announced that several provinces will be updating their environmental handling fees on e-waste products effective February 1, 2023. These provinces include British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador. There are a wide variety of products affected, such as […]
1/13/23 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that the use of cookies, apps, and content distribution networks does not constitute in-state physical presence for the purpose of holding an online retail liable for sales and use tax. To read the opinion click here.
Kentucky recently enacted House Bill 8 which imposes a new excise tax on certain types of motor vehicle rentals. This excise tax is 6% in addition to the existing 6% motor vehicle usage tax. More information on the new excise tax may be found here.
The Colorado Department of Revenue recently published local jurisdiction sales and use tax changes. Such changes include rate changes, new taxing jurisdictions, and newly adopted exemptions. Several state-administered locals have opted into the state’s exemption for period products or incontinence products. All changes, as well as the Colorado exemption for period products and incontinence products, […]
Starting January 1, 2023, California will impose a 988 Surcharge on telecommunications access lines and prepaid mobile telephony services. The 988 Surcharge will apply in addition to the existing 911 Surcharge. For more information, please consult this Special Notice.
12/7/2022 Rockland and Westchester Counties New York have suspended their sales tax on residential energy beginning December 1, 2022. The suspension of sales tax in Rockland County is permanent while in Westchester County the suspension will expire after three months. Sales of non-residential energy are not affected. Please note that the sales taxes imposed on […]
Under HB 2106, Kansas will reduce the state sales and compensating use tax rate on food and food ingredients from 6.5 percent to 4.0 percent beginning January 1, 2023. The rate will be further reduced to 2.0 percent on January 1, 2024, and 0.0 percent on January 1, 2025. Kansas defines “food and food ingredients” […]
As a result of Iowa SF 2367, diapers and feminine hygiene products will be exempt from sales and use tax in Iowa starting on January 1, 2023. The exemption for diapers covers cloth and reusable diapers for both children and adults, while the exemption for feminine hygiene products extends to tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, […]
12/7/2022 Governor Parson signed SB 153 in 2021 which, among other provisions, enacted marketplace rules to come into effect on January 1, 2023. Missouri is the final US state to enact marketplace rules. Beginning January 1, 2023, marketplace facilitators will be liable to collect and remit sales and use tax on sales made through their […]
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission set the Emergency 911 Fee to $1.71 per transaction and the Emergency 988 Fee to $0.27 per transaction for 2023. See here for additional information from the Colorado Department of Revenue.
Twice per year Puerto Rico holds a two day back-to-school sales tax holiday. These holidays occur in January and July. During the sales tax holiday periods, uniforms and school materials listed in section 4030.20(b) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code are exempt. The next holiday period will be from January 13-14, 2023. More information […]
In 2022, Kentucky enacted House Bill 8 extending the state’s sales and use tax to 35 additional services. Effective January 1, 2023, the list of newly taxable services include lapidary services, personal training, parking services, as well as marketing. The full list of newly taxable services can be found here.
Due to changes in Public Act No. 21-58, Connecticut is updating and expanding the applicability of their Bottle Deposit effective January 1, 2023. For the purposes of the Bottle Deposit, “carbonated beverages” will now include hard seltzers and ciders. Additionally, “noncarbonated beverages” will include plant water, juice, juice drinks, tea, coffee, kombucha, plant infused drinks, […]
The state of Virginia has exempted food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products from state sales tax. Previously, products fitting these descriptions were subject to a reduced rate of 1.5%. Beginning on January 1, 2023, these products will be exempt from state sales tax, but may still be subject to a 1% local […]
Since June, New York has implemented a Fuel Tax Holiday. This holiday exempted sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel from New York state sales and use tax and suspended the prepaid sales tax and several fuel excise taxes. The exemption also extended to the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District’s sales and use taxes. The […]
Enacted July 6, 2021, HB 1162 establishes a $0.10 “carryout bag fee” in the state of Colorado. The fee applies to paper bags as well as single-use plastic carryout bags provided at the point of sale of certain stores effective January 1, 2023. Locals may establish a higher fee by ordinance or resolution beginning July […]
The Lone Tree City Council approved a temporary sales and use tax rate reduction of 0.5% for the period of December 1, 2022, through January 1, 2023. During the mentioned period, the rate is reduced from 2.8125% to 2.3125%. The Lone Tree business tax page may be found here.
Over the summer New York passed the “Diaper Initiative Affordability for Parents and Elderly Remedy (DIAPER) Act” fully exempting sales of diapers from state and local sales taxes. This new exemption is set to take effect on December 1, 2022. The new exemption applies to both children’s and adult diapers as well as to both […]