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19 Apr 2017

Maryland – Tax And Business Climate

This month we travel to the birthplace of religious freedom in America, the state of Maryland. Formed by George Calvert in the early 17th Century, the state was intended as a refuge for persecuted Catholics from England. George Calvert was the first Lord of Baltimore and the first English proprietor of the then-Maryland colonial grant. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, and played a pivotal role in the founding of Washington D.C., which was established on land donated by the state.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

31 Mar 2017

Fascinating Raminfications Of Colorado’s New Online Sales Tax

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As we’ve been following the online sales tax debate in previous posts, we’ve mostly approached the issue as it affects the country as a whole. While Congress has continued to debate how to handle taxing internet shoppers, however, states have been taking matters into their own hands. This upcoming series will look at new legislation coming out in different state legislatures across the country, beginning with Colorado.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

23 Mar 2017

Pennsylvania- Clarification Issued On Tax Legislation?

Businesses obviously grow by selling their products outside of their local boundaries and across state lines. Pennsylvania (PA) has experienced, like most states, a relatively large amount of sales from companies outside PA, and, with that, the loss in sales tax revenue from those sales, as out of state companies do not often collect sales tax. Pennsylvania has a growing economy, and like most states, it is continually modifying its tax laws to be current with changing conditions and technologies.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

16 Mar 2017

How To Determine Taxability Of Services: Part 2

A couple of weeks ago we introduced the general guidelines surrounding taxability of services. Because taxability varies by state, we wanted to share a few examples of how selected states determine if a company is responsible for sales and use tax on their services.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

09 Mar 2017

Learn About The Tax And Business Climate Of Missouri

This month we travel to the “Show Me” state of Missouri. The people of Missouri have earned their motto as the “Show Me” state for their very practical skepticism of the fads that sweep other parts of the country. This attitude manifests itself in the state government’s approach to business encouragement and regulation. So, let’s look at the state and see how their approach could help your business.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

02 Mar 2017

How To Determine Taxability Of Services, Part 1

If you followed our recent series about multi-state tax facts for various types of technology companies, you likely noticed a common theme: it’s important to determine which states a business has created in so that they know which sales and use tax laws to follow. Although it can be tricky, the good news is there are some generalities that can help get a company started with the process.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

23 Feb 2017

Multi-State Tax Facts For Biotech & Pharmaceutical Companies

If you’ve been following our series about multi-state tax facts for various facets of the technology industry, you may be aware of one more niche we haven’t discussed yet: BioTech and Pharmaceutical companies. While both these categories fall under scientific research and medicine, they’re integral to technology as well.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

22 Feb 2017

CA Proposal To Convert Vacation Home Subsidy

AB 71 introduced in California for the 2016-2017 session, proposes to repeal the deduction for mortgage interest on a second home (usually a vacation home) and use the savings (and apparently other funds) for low-income housing.

Written by Annette Nellen | Posted in State Tax

16 Feb 2017

Tax Facts For Semiconductor Manufacturing Companies

As a semiconductor manufacturing company, what do you need to know about nexus and multi-state tax laws? Despite the fact that much of the manufacturing is often done in other countries (often by third party contract manufacturers), many of these businesses engineer and test the devices domestically, which often makes them subject to a wide range of laws from various states across the country.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

10 Feb 2017

Focus On The Tax Climate Of Virginia

This month we travel across the country to Virginia. One of the original 13 colonies, Virginia possesses a lot of living history with the Jamestown Settlement and Colonial Williamsburg being notable historic landmarks.

The Shenandoah National Park lies in the eastern part of the state deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mostly forested, the park features wetlands, waterfalls and rocky peaks, like Hawksbill, and Old Rag mountains. It is also home to many bird species, deer, squirrels and the elusive black bear.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

01 Feb 2017

3 Important Tax Facts For Medical Device Companies

If you’ve been following these series about multi-state tax facts, you know we’ve already covered software and SaaS companies. What about medical device companies?

Because the term “medical device” covers a wide range of instruments, machines, accessories or other tools that can be used both externally (such as tongue depressors) or internally (like pacemakers), there are a lot of multi-state tax questions that arise in this industry.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax

19 Jan 2017

3 Important Tax Facts Software Companies Need To Know

What do software companies need to know about when it comes to multi-state tax issues? Last year we shared an overview of nuances many in the field don’t think about, but need to consider when it comes to their organization. As a large portion of the technology industry, it is important that software companies are aware of how matters such as nexus, as well as individual state sales tax and income tax laws, may affect them.

Written by Monika Miles | Posted in State Tax