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The Chicago Sun Times CHICAGO NEWS 03/12/2017, 10:18 am SPRINGFIELD — If you get your nails done at a salon or have your lawn mulched next spring, the service could be taxed under a plan Illinois lawmakers are considering to Continue reading Illinois – IL considers applying sales taxes to more services
Tax Justice Blog February 23, 2017 05:01 PM By Meg Wiehe, Director of Programs at ITEP This week saw a nearly successful attempt to right the fiscal ship in Kansas; regressive tax proposals introduced in West Virginia, Georgia, and Missouri; Continue reading Multi-State – State Rundown 2/23: Regressive Tax Proposals Multiplying
Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Weekly State Tax Report January 23, 2017 Michael Wasser is a senior manager in the National Tax department at Ernst & Young LLP in Washington, D.C. Rebecca Helmes is a state and local tax senior with Continue reading Multi-State – Sales Tax on Cloud Computing: The Need for Clarity and Predictability
SALT Report 3882 – The Illinois Department of Revenue has released a letter ruling regarding the taxability of software provided as a service. They concluded that a provider of software as a service is acting as a serviceman. If the Continue reading Illinois – Taxability of Software Provided as a Service
SALT Report 3836 –The sales tax exemption for expanded temporary storage expires June 30, 2016. On or after July 1, 2016, holders of expanded temporary storage permits issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue no longer can make tax-free purchases Continue reading Illinois – Expanded Temporary Storage Exemption Due To Sunset June 30, 2016
SALT Report 3783 – The Chicago City Council has rescinded a city sales tax on tampons and sanitary napkins. The vote on March 16, 2016 followed a recommendation that was made without opposition by the City Council’s finance committee last Continue reading Illinois – Chicago Ends Sales Tax on Tampons and Sanitary Napkins
Chicagotribune.com by Amina Elahi: 9/18/2015 “The ‘cloud tax’ nickname refers to the longstanding Amusement Tax and Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax, which the city reinterpreted this summer to apply to services such as Netflix and Spotify, as well as cloud-based business Continue reading Illinois – Emanuel Proposes Changes to Controversial ‘Cloud Tax’
Effective September 1, 2015 the city of Chicago is imposing a 9% tax on electronic downloads (Ruling #5). Residents didn’t vote on the imposition are suing the City. Foxnews.com “WASHINGTON – A group of Chicago residents is suing the city Continue reading Illinois – Chicago Sued Over ‘Amusement Tax’ on Streaming Services Netflix, Spotify
SALT Report 3706 – Downloaded music, videos, gaming and so on…subject to an additional 9% amusement tax in the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago released their Ruling #5 on June 9, 2015 with an effective date of July Continue reading Illinois – City of Chicago Electronic Download Amusements Subject To 9% Tax Starting September 1, 2015 Amusement Tax Ruling #5
Salt Report 3673 – The Illinois Department of Revenue has released an online sales tax rate change summary which lists all rate changes effective July 1, 2015. The attached sheet supersedes the Informational Bulletin FY 2015-14, which was posted on Continue reading Illinois – Sales Tax Rate Changes