July 11 Sales Tax Links

Alabama – ADOR Launches Tax Amnesty Website, Application Period Opens July 1
http://report.saltcpa.com/2018/06/alabama-ador-launches-tax-amnesty-website-application-period-opens-july-1/#.WzZ8lrhG200 

Louisiana Lowers Sales Tax Rate, Extends Many Exemption Suspensions, and Taxes Business Utilities
https://www.ttrus.com/article.php?id=1103

Iowa Tax Reform Guidance: Photography and Retouching Services
https://tax.iowa.gov/sites/files/idr/documents/TaxReformGuidance_Photography%20and%20Retouching%20Services.pdf

Big Soda’s sweet deal to ban soda taxes is a California shakedown

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article213801879.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article213801879.html

Drop shipping in a nutshell

Nexus and the holidays: 3 drop shipping scenarios you should know about

https://www.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/07/nexus-and-the-holidays3dropshippingscenariosyoushouldknowabout.html 

New Jersey to offer tax amnesty in 2018

https://www.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/07/new-jersey-to-offertaxamnestyin2018.html

7 holiday sales tax sins

https://www.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/07/7-holiday-sales-tax-sins.html

12-Year Ban on Local Grocery Taxes Causes Focus on Soda to Fizzle in California
https://www.bna.com/extras-excise-12year-b73014477078/

Miscellaneous Sales Tax Links

July 1st Sales / Use Tax Rate Changes
https://blog.zip2tax.com/july-1-sales-use-tax-rate-changes/

To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Sales Taxes?
https://taxfoundation.org/sales-tax-reliance-2018/

General Excise Tax Exemption for Contracting and Services Exported Outside the State
Sourcing of Income from Contracting and Services
http://files.hawaii.gov/tax/legal/tir/tir18-06.pdf 

The ebb and flow of tax on vessels
https://www.avalara.com/us/en/blog/2018/06/the-ebb-and-flowoftaxonvesselswackytaxwednesday.html

Connecticut went nuts
Connecticut Enacts Economic, Marketplace, Reporting Nexus Provisions
https://www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/connecticut-enacts-economic-marketplace-reporting-nexus-provisions

Sales Tax Slice: Taxes on Streaming Services are Music to States’ Ears
https://www.bna.com/sales-tax-slice-b73014476954/ 

Tennessee cuts sales tax on groceries, raises tax on gas

http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2017/05/03/tennessee-cuts-sales-tax-groceries-raises-tax-gas/

Louisiana’s Tax Overhaul

https://taxfoundation.org/louisiana-tax-plan-bad-deal/

http://www.leveragesalt.com/blog/2017/4/louisianas-gross-receipts-tax-proposal-so-good-not

https://taxfoundation.org/louisiana-gross-receipts-tax/

https://taxfoundation.org/louisiana-scraps-gross-receipts-tax-proposal/

http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2017/05/02/louisiana-may-keep-temporary-sales-tax-increase/

Tennessee ~ Sales and Use Tax: Local Option Transit Surcharge Authorized and Rate Imposed on Food Reduced

http://news.cchgroup.com/2017/04/28/tennessee-sales-use-tax-local-option-transit-surcharge-authorized-rate-imposed-food-reduced/

Connecticut considers sales tax increase

http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2017/04/21/connecticut-considers-sales-tax-increase/

Ohio looks to broaden sales tax, increase rate

http://www.taxrates.com/blog/2017/03/28/ohio-looks-broaden-sales-tax-increase-rate/

Absentee vote pushes L.A. County homeless sales tax measure to a strong finish

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-measure-h-final-recap-20170317-story.html

Colorado lawmakers reach deal on transportation sales tax ballot measure

http://www.realvail.com/transportation-sales-tax-ballot-measure-agreed-on-by-colorado-lawmakers/a3997

http://coloradopolitics.com/transportation-sales-tax-colorado/

LA County Voters To Decide On Quarter-Cent Sales Tax For Homeless Services

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/03/06/la-county-voters-to-decide-on-quarter-cent-sales-tax-to-fund-services-for-homeless/

Sales tax goes up in Atlanta today to pay for MARTA

http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/sales-tax-goes-atlanta-today-pay-for-marta/YdD8Ha8yvAPcdkD54lg4iL/

Related

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Form E-589F Updated - Affidavit to Exempt Certain Purchases From the Additional 0.50%Transit Sales and Use Tax

http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/impnotice040117_e589f.pdf 

New Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge Rates in Effect Beginning April 1, 2017

http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/l487.pdf

Soft Drink Sales Tax To Pop Even As Market Fizzles

http://kasu.org/post/soft-drink-sales-tax-pop-even-market-fizzles

EXTRAS ON EXCISE: SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM; CALIFORNIA’S TOBACCO TAXES SET TO SKYROCKET IN 2017

https://www.bna.com/extras-excise-smoke-b57982083856/

SALES TAX HIKE ON FIREWORKS SALES IN GEORGIA

https://www.vertexsmb.com/insights/sales-tax-hike-fireworks-sales-georgia/

West Virginia Becomes the Latest State to Contemplate a Gross Receipts Tax

https://taxfoundation.org/west-virginia-becomes-latest-state-contemplate-gross-receipts-tax/

Arkansas to Start Taxing Digital Products and Increase Tax on Soft Drinks and Candy in 2018

http://www.ttrus.com/Arkansas-to-Start-Taxing-Digital-Products-and-Increase-Tax-on-Soft-Drinks-and-Candy-in-2018-i879.html

Illinois Senate looking at higher sales tax on food, drugs

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-budget-taxes-met-0208-20170207-story.html

Looks like they're trying to make the sales tax system in Illinois even more complicated and stupid.

Proposed Fuel Tax Increases

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=44730

TN

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Senate-pours-cold-water-on-House-alternative-to-10901164.php

AK
https://www.bna.com/extras-excise-alaska-b57982083174/

Haslam Proposes Raising Gas Tax for Roads While Cutting Some Sales Tax

http://wkms.org/post/haslam-proposes-raising-gas-tax-roads-while-cutting-some-sales-tax