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News Channel Nebraska by Martha Stoddard (World-Herald News Service) March 16, 2018 LINCOLN — Online shoppers won’t be forced to pay Nebraska sales taxes this year after the Legislature killed an Internet tax proposal on Thursday. State lawmakers fell two Continue reading Nebraska – Internet Sales Tax Bill In Nebraska Legislature Dead For This Year After Filibuster
SALT Report 3941 – The Multistate Tax Commission’s Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure Initiative will consider applications for voluntary disclosure meeting specific eligibility criteria received during the time period August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017. There are six weeks Continue reading Multi-State – Six Weeks Remaining In The MTC Program For Marketplace Sellers
SALT Report 3914 – The MTC is sponsoring a prospective amnesty program targeting online marketplace sellers. The amnesty program will begin on Thursday, August 17, 2017 and will close October 17, 2017. The following 24 states have agreed to participate Continue reading Multistate – MTC Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure (24 State Initiative) August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017
SALT Report 3914 – The MTC is sponsoring a prospective amnesty program targeting online marketplace sellers. The amnesty program will begin on Thursday, August 17, 2017 and will close October 17, 2017. The following 24 states have agreed to participate Continue reading Multistate – MTC Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure (24 State Initiative) August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017
SALT Report 3337 – Nebraska governor Dave Heineman signed LB 867 to provide a sales and use tax exemption for “currency” and “bullion” as defined: “Bullion means bars, ingots, or commemorative medallions of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium, or a Continue reading Nebraska – Sales Tax Exemption for Gold and Currency Effective April 2, 2014
SALT Report 3199 – Important Sales Tax Information Regarding Energy Drinks. Taxable Energy drinks “[are] labeled with the Supplemental Facts box… [and designated as] dietary supplements.” In contrast, energy drinks with a “Nutrition Facts [label]…are exempt as a food products. Continue reading Nebraska – Taxable Energy Drinks (Supplement or Nutrition)
SALT Report 3107 – The Nebraska Department of Revenue revised its sales and use tax guide for laundries and dry cleaners to correct an error in an example related to the calculation of gross receipts from vending machines sales. In Continue reading Nebraska – Corrected Guide for Laundries and Dry Cleaners
SALT Report 2967 – The Nebraska Department of Revenue issued guidance that explains how a boundary change impacts a city’s sales and use taxes. Under Nebraska law, a city can only start, terminate, or change its sales and use tax Continue reading Nebraska – How Municipal Boundary Changes Affect Local Taxes
SALT Report 2925 – The Nebraska Department of Revenue submitted a revised version of their Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement taxability matrix. Changes to the taxability matrix reflect that digital audiovisual works, digital audio works, and digital books when Continue reading Nebraska – Taxability Matrix Revised Again
SALT Report 2870 – The Nebraska Department of Revenue issued a notice that discusses the 2013 legislative changes that affect various state taxes. The following address changes to the sales and use tax laws. Net Metering of Electricity Effective October Continue reading Nebraska – 2013 Sales and Use Tax Legislative Changes