Arkansas Sales Tax Farm Machinery And Equipment Exemption All-Terrain Vehicles

Overview The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals determined that the taxpayer did not prove entitlement to the farm machinery and equipment exemption by a preponderance of the evidence for purchases of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Sales Tax Liability Generally, the liability for collection and remittance of sales tax is on […]

Arkansas Sales Tax Situs Of The Sale Items Shipped Into Arkansas

Overview of the Ruling The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals upheld a use tax assessment against a taxpayer for transactions involving complimentary meals. The taxpayer argued that Arkansas sales tax should apply to these transactions. Under this reasoning, the burden of collection and remittance of tax would fall upon […]

California Sales Tax Collection From Out-Of-State Customers On California Exempt Transactions

Background of the Ruling The California Office of Tax Appeals has ruled that a weight loss and nutritional products retailer must remit tax collected from out-of-state customers on California exempt or non-taxable transactions. The retailer accepts customer orders through its California call center and website and ships the property to end-use consumers from a California […]

New Mexico Gross Receipts Sales Tax On Hospitals

Overview of Tax Changes The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has issued a publication that explains the gross receipts tax and governmental gross receipts tax changes for hospitals arising out of statutory changes enacted during the 2019 legislative session and effective July 1, 2019. The publication provides a summary overview of: These taxes apply […]

Vehicle Service Contracts Were Washington Wholesale Sales

The Washington Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Washington Superior Court granting summary judgment to the Department of Revenue and remanded the matter for the superior court to grant summary judgment in favor of the taxpayer. The taxpayer, a seller of vehicle extended warranties (VSCs), had challenged the Department’s determination that transactions in […]