Vehicle telematics and communications tax: What's next for the consumer auto industry?

https://www.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/08/vehicle-telematics-and-communications-tax-whats-next-for-the-consumer-auto-industry.html

Extras on Excise: Oregon Tax on New Vehicle Sales Holds Up Against Constitutional Challenge

https://www.bna.com/extras-excise-oregon-b73014481566/

July 12 Sales Tax Links

South Carolina Enacts Exemption for Motorsports Facilities
https://www.ttrus.com/article.php?id=1108 

Soda taxes go flat in California, possibly Washington
http://www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2018/07/soda-tax-fights-california-surrenders-washington-state-voters-ballot-initiative.html

Tennessee Get's Physical, Physical ... Let's Get Into Physical
https://www.cartersheltonlaw.com/blog/2018/7/10/tennessee-gets-physical-physical-lets-get-into-physical

New Restaurant Utility Exemption Sales Tax Filing Requirements

https://mytaxdc.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/new-restaurant-utility-exemption-sales-tax-filing-requirements/ 

Indiana ~ Sales and Use Tax: Out-of-State Rate Applied to Certain Nonresident Vehicle Purchases

http://news.cchgroup.com/2017/04/18/indiana-sales-use-tax-state-rate-applied-certain-nonresident-vehicle-purchases/

All Exterior Car Washing Services Now Exempt in Utah

https://www.ttrus.com/article.php?id=905

So they're making exterior car washes exempt, but INTERIOR cleaning is taxable. That makes ALL kinds of sense.

Ill. Car Dealership Can't Escape $5M Sales Tax Liability

https://www.law360.com/tax/articles/906622

Virginia ~ Sales and Use Tax: Refund Allowed for Tax on Motor Vehicles Returned Under Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act or Due to Mechanical Defect, Failure

http://news.cchgroup.com/2017/03/21/virginia-sales-use-tax-refund-allowed-tax-motor-vehicles-returned-motor-vehicle-warranty-enforcement-act-due-mechanical-defect-failure/

Boost in Georgia tax on used-car sales advances

http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/boost-georgia-tax-used-car-sales-advances/aG3BxSvVUCPAIDWxrE4EkM/

SUPPLIES USED IN AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS ARE TAXABLE IN VIRGINIA

http://www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/news/supplies-used-automobile-repairs-are-taxable-virginia

Georgia lawmakers’ dilemma: $200 million tax hike or loophole closer?

http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-lawmakers-dilemma-200-million-tax-hike-loophole-closer/KQTpxaJVZphEvbbB9tHv6H/

Savage-based car dealer sentenced for fraud

http://www.swnewsmedia.com/savage_pacer/news/public_safety/savage-based-car-dealer-sentenced-for-fraud/article_ef7a35ff-1958-5075-965b-06c88f519e40.html

Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Guide

http://www.revenue.state.mn.us/businesses/sut/Pages/Motor-Vehicle-Repair/Home.aspx

Car sales, gas tax and vehicle registration fee to go up in SC roads bill

http://wspa.com/2017/02/10/car-sales-tax-gas-tax-and-vehicle-registration-fee-will-all-be-hiked-under-proposed-bills-to-pay-for-sc-roads/

Apparently, nobody has noticed that all of the other states tax car sales at the full rate.

AUTO CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS NOT DEDUCTIBLE FROM PURCHASE PRICE OF NEW VEHICLE IN PENNSYLVANIA

http://www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/news/auto-class-action-settlement-payments-not-deductible-purchase-price-new-vehicle

Hoke Auto Sales owner pleads guilty to tax fraud

http://romesentinel.com/public-safety/hoke-auto-sales-owner-pleads-guilty-to-tax-fraud/QBqqaB!rVY6BcetzkcWxdGQRbUm1w/

MICHIGAN ENACTS SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR VEHICLE CORE CHARGE

http://www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/news/michigan-enacts-sales-tax-exemption-vehicle-core-charge

Ill. High Court Strikes Down Chicago Tax On Car Rentals

https://www.law360.com/articles/883175

http://news.cchgroup.com/2017/01/23/illinois-sales-use-tax-personal-property-lease-tax-not-apply-outside-chicago/

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/illinois-supreme-court-strikes-down-chicago-tax-car-rentals-outside-chicago

Queens used car dealer hit on sales tax charges

http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/queens-used-car-dealer-hit-on-sales-tax-charges/article_e91795d6-0265-5163-90de-3a3bdff27479.html

What a surprise - a car dealer!

Virginia man spends $1,000 to deliver 300,000 pennies to Lebanon DMV

http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/virginia-man-spends-to-deliver-pennies-to-lebanon-dmv/article_7ce44fc2-ea36-5638-9358-25bc5d01a5dd.html

See, if they just gave him an answer, this wouldn't have happened.

Indiana lawmakers propose bills to change RV sales tax law

http://www.ibj.com/articles/61980-indiana-lawmakers-propose-bills-to-change-rv-sales-tax-law

Given how much business Indiana does in RV's, kinda amazing they don't already do this.