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Washington State Sales Tax Exemptions

Washington State Sales Tax Exemption

The state of Washington levies a 6.5% state sales tax on the retail sale, lease or rental of most goods and some services. Local jurisdictions impose additional sales taxes ranging between 0.5% and 3.3%. The range of total sales tax rates within the state of Washington is between 7% and 9.9%. Since July 1, 2008, the state of Washington has changed the way in which local sales taxes are to be collected. The local sales tax will now be based on the destination rate of the delivery.

Use tax is also collected on the consumption, use or storage of goods in Washington if sales tax was not paid on the purchase of the goods. The use tax rate is the same as the sales tax rate. Returns are to be filed on or before the 25th day of the month following the month in which the purchases were made. For example, purchases made in the month of January should be reported to the state of Washington on or before the 25th day of February.

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Sales Tax Consultanting Firm Very Successful In Expanding Alabama Sales Tax Exemption For Implants

Alabama Sales Tax Exemption For Implants

An often-overlooked Alabama medical sales tax exemption that can yield significant refund opportunities and future sales and use tax savings is related to the purchase of implants. If your Alabama hospital or ambulatory surgery center is acquiring implants for patients and paying sales or use tax on those purchases, Agile Consulting Group can help. We originated and pioneered this issue by first fighting for the correct application of Section 40-9-30, Code of Alabama 1975, which includes an Alabama sales and use tax exemption that had been “on the books” since August 1, 2014, but not honored by the Alabama Department of Revenue. Our sales tax consultants then worked hand-in-hand with the Alabama Department of Revenue and local taxing authorities to find mutually agreeable supporting documentation that would enable hospitals and surgery centers to enjoy the benefits of this Alabama medical sales tax exemption for implants.

Background Of Alabama Medical Sales Tax Exemption For Implants

In the Regular Session of 2014, House Bill 280 was introduced into the Ways and Means Education Committee by Representative Ron Johnson from District 33. The Bill made its way through both houses and was forwarded to Governor Bentley on April 3, 2014. House Bill 280 was signed into law and became Act 2014-453 taking effect August 1, 2014. Act 2014-453 added subparagraph (d) to Section 40-9-30. Subparagraph (d) reads,
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Mississippi Sales Tax Exemption For Manufacturing

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The Mississippi sales tax exemption for manufacturing enables manufacturers and custom processors to take advantage of a lower tax rate on eligible machinery and equipment as well as a full sales tax exemption on items incorporated into the final manufactured product. The skilled sales tax consultants at Agile Consulting are excited to help Mississippi manufacturers understand and take advantage of these generous exemptions.

Mississippi sales tax exemption for manufacturers
The state of Mississippi defines manufacturing as “activities of an industrial or commercial nature wherein labor or skill is applied, by hand or machinery, to materials belonging to the manufacturer so that a new, different, or more useful article of tangible personal property or substance of trade or commerce or electric power is produced for sale or rental and includes the production or fabrication of special-made or custom-made articles for sale or rental” [Miss. Code Ann. §27-65-11(b)]. Manufacturing also includes recycling that does convert material into more useful product for sale.
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Georgia Sales Tax Exemption For Software

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Since most businesses utilize software in their operations, it is important for tax and accounting professionals to recognize how the Georgia sales tax exemption for software impacts their business. GA Comp. R. & Regs. 560-12-2-.111(3)(b) provides a sales tax exemption on the sale, lease, rental, license or use of custom computer software. Custom computer software is defined as, “computer software, including custom updates, which is designed and developed by the author to the specifications of a specific purchaser” per GA Comp. R. & Regs. 560-12-2-.111(2)(e) This Georgia sales tax exemption for custom computer software will apply regardless of how the purchase obtains the software. A purchaser can receive the custom computer software through a tangible medium and it will not affect the taxability of the software since the tangible medium is considered incidental to the sale.

The real essence of the transaction with custom computer software is the professional service provided by the seller in the creation and development of the custom software program. If a software program that is developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser is then distributed for widespread use to different purchasers, the software ceases to be considered custom and would become subject to sales tax as prewritten computer software. However, the original purchaser can obtain multiple copies or license agreements of the custom software that was developed to their specifications and this would meet the criteria for the sales tax exemption.
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Reminder To CA Manufacturers: Sales Tax Exemption!

Remember when the California Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemption first came into fruition, on July 1, 2014? It seems like so long ago. But maybe it’s a good time to remind companies about this useful partial exemption available to manufacturing companies.

What exactly is this exemption?

It allows certain manufacturers and biotech companies to exempt a portion of California sales and use tax on purchases of qualified equipment used in manufacturing and R&D (research and development). Read More

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California Software TTA Exemption

Aaron Giles

In 1993, the California legislature enacted a sales tax exemption for technology transfer agreements (“TTA”) relating to the transfer of intellectual property, but has never really honored that exemption until the 2011 Nortel court ruling. Now in 2017, California says it is nearly ready to begin issuing refund checks.

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