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SALT Report 3867 – In the January 2015 case Alberici Constructors, Inc. v. Director of Revenue, the Missouri Supreme Court held that shipping charges for the transaction at issue in the case were subject to tax. Alberici rented a crane, Continue reading Missouri – Shipping Charges Subject to Tax
SALT Report 3866 – A New Jersey couple filed a class-action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale and several of its stores, claiming the membership-only warehouse giant has been illegally overcharging them — and potentially hundreds of thousands of other customers — Continue reading New Jersey – Costco Accused of Improper Sales Tax Charges
SALT Report 3865 – The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will administer a PA Tax Amnesty program which will run from April 21, 2017 to June 19, 2017. During the 60-day timeframe, the department will waive all penalties and half of Continue reading Pennsylvania – Tax Amnesty Program 2017
SALT Report 3864 – Can Americans tax themselves out of their obesity crisis? A new analysis of Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation “soda tax” offers encouraging results about its power to change people’s dietary habits. Five months after the city implemented its penny-per-ounce Continue reading California – Berkeley Tax Reduces Soda Consumption
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