Artful sales tax dodging – Wacky Tax Wednesday
Alec Baldwin may have to keep his Donald Trump wig now that we have President Elect Trump; it’s a time-honored tradition to impersonate the president. But he should get a break from the contentious...
View ArticleExempt art v. taxable fantasy – Wacky Tax Wednesday
“Adult entertainment” evokes a host of ideas, images, and opinions. Sales tax isn’t usually one of them. But sales tax has a way of touching everything, and so it didn’t surprise me to find it...
View ArticleAnd a partridge in a tax-exempt tree – Wacky Tax Wednesday
It took us ten minutes to get our Christmas tree this year. I don’t mean ten minutes of tromping around the lot, or ten minutes of discussing the merits of Noble and Douglas firs, or even ten minutes...
View ArticleSold! The taxability of nonprofit auction sales – Wacky Tax Wednesday
I love listening to auctioneers in action. Their rapid-fire talk conjures childhood memories of visiting rural Maryland, where my grandmother lived adjacent to a stockyard that held weekly auctions....
View ArticleThe state of state sales tax in 2017
Last updated 3.6.2017. In State of the State addresses and budget proposals across the nation, governors are proposing sales and use tax changes. Read on to learn what governors are saying about sales...
View ArticleUsing sales tax to shape the arts – Wacky Tax Wednesday
At first glance, sales tax and the arts may seem like unusual bedfellows. Yet sales tax policies in several parts of the country encourage the consumption of art in a variety of ways. Rhode Island, a...
View ArticleIn New York, Communications Excise Tax Now Applies to Locked Cellphones
As most Communications Service Providers (CSPs) know, applying accurate taxes and fees to cellphone bills can get highly complicated in New York. The state’s wireless tax rates are the nation’s third...
View ArticleKeep calm and relax on, National Relaxation Day – Wacky Tax Wednesday
August 15 is National Relaxation Day. It seems we all could stand a reminder to “slow down, unwind and relax.” Relaxation is a state of mind and body that some attain by doing nothing and others...
View ArticleAre those flannel zebra jammies taxable? National Thrift Store Day – Wacky...
If you’ve never been “thrifting,” Aug. 17 is the day to give it a try; it’s National Thrift Store Day. There are all types of second-hand stores in this country, from enormous national chains to online...
View ArticleFun tax facts for National Beer Day – Wacky Tax Wednesday
Anyone saddened that Oktoberfest has come and gone take heart: National American Beer Day falls on its heels. On Oct. 27, 2017, Americans are encouraged to celebrate this unofficial holiday by imbibing...
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