The Latest Breaking News from Sales Tax

There’s no dispute that the cost of consumer goods is soaring. The U.S. inflation rate rose 9.1 percent for the 12 months ending June 2022. With rising prices across many sectors, the prospect of shopping for your child’s school items can be daunting. What was once economical may now be…

Twenty-nine states do not charge sales tax on menstrual products.

To help inflation-plagued and struggling families ease the burden of buying necessities, several states are scrapping the sales tax on infant and adult diapers.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 19 stated that States levied sales tax or VAT on foodgrains in the pre-GST regime and the present levy on cereals, pulses, flour, curd and lassi is an exercise to curb tax leakage

Households that are already burdened with the increasing costs of other necessities, such as housing, do not need this added stressor.

The Arizona State Legislature voted to place a measure on the general election ballot to create a 0.1% sales tax, which would be levied from Dec. 31, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2042, that would fund fire districts.

Meanwhile, Delaware's governor has blocked a more modest step, and a legalization initiative has qualified for the ballot in South Dakota.

Data show that a drop in the Centre’s excise duty, regardless of the component deducted, reduces the States’ VAT collections

It comes after the Government closed its consultation into a potential online sales tax.

No discussion on reduction of KST on petroleum products has taken place so far

With the Centre announcing cuts in the Central excise duties on petrol and diesel, the sales tax on the fuel collected in the State will also go down correspondingly.