Deducting sales tax of building materials Bankrate.com
Dear Tax Talk, We live in Texas, which does not have an income tax, so we take the sales tax deduction. In addition to the standard table deduction, you can deduct large expenses including "materials to build a home." We are building a home and using a general contractor.
Idaho asks sales tax raise advice The Oregonian
PAYETTE, Idaho -- Western Idaho retailers are lamenting the Oct. 1 state sales tax increase to 6 percent to cover property tax relief, saying the move will continue to drive area shoppers to nearby Oregon where there's no sales tax.
Misluk supports expanding sales tax, water fees The Republican Journal
SEARSMONT — Democrat Peter Misluk supports expanding the sales tax and charging a fee to companies that sell bottled water they draw here in Maine.
Deducting sales tax of building materials Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance
Here we are in the elections of 2006 and no one thought to extend this tax deduction, which expired in 2005, says CPA George Saenz.
Country clubs unhappy with new sales tax phillyburbs.com
Country clubs are among the organizations now dealing with a new state sales tax on their membership fees, and many are less than thrilled.
Sales tax advances to board Beloit Daily News
Like the past few years of trying to implement a half-cent sales tax in Rock County, this year is no different. A resolution for the tax will be brought to the Rock County Board of Supervisors at its Nov. 16 meeting, for first reading and action, Finance Committee Chair Mary Mawhinney said.
Internet companies to collect Vermont sales tax online WCAX 3
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- It's going to get more expensive for Vermonters who make purchases online. Starting Jan. 1, 2007, 1,047 Internet companies will start collecting Vermont's 6 percent sales tax, and local taxes for the four communities that impose a local option tax.
One–cent sales tax vote may dominate election night The Hawk Eye
WAPELLO — A contested race for Board of Supervisors could be overshadowed Tuesday by a vote on a one–cent sales tax to fund a new county jail. The local–option sales tax would generate about $3.2 million for a 24– to 26–bed jail attached to the former county care facility north of Wapello.
Poll: Sales Tax Hike For Arena Headed For Defeat KCRA.com
An attempt to raise Sacramento County's sales tax by a quarter percentage point to help pay for a new arena for the Sacramento Kings is headed for a lopsided defeat, according to a poll commissioned by The Sacramento Bee.
Sales tax to fund two deputies, city court Wise County Messenger
The city of New Fairview will have two sheriff’s resident deputies patrolling the area in December and will start holding court in January. Both will be supported by local sales tax, not ticket revenues, said city officials.