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Sales and/or use tax changes for May 1, 2013

May 012013

Sales and/or use tax rates in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia have changed in Zip2Tax products since April 2013.

In Alaska, tax rates changed for Akutan, Anderson, Kobuk, Kodiak, Pilot Point and the Northwest Arctic Borough.

In Alabama, tax rates changed for Warrior, Headland, Jemison, Selma, Thomasville and Jacksonville.

In Oklahoma, tax rates changed for Broken Bow.

In South Carolina, tax rates changed for Richland, Bamberg, Hampton, Lee and Marion.

In West Virginia, tax rates changed for Rupert.

There were 19 states with ZIP code changes effective after April 2013 including Arkansas, Arizona, California, DC, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

Download a complete list of the ZIP code changes.

Angel Sauer, lead tax researcher

Sales and use tax changes effective for February 2013

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Jan 302013

Sales and/or use tax rates in the states of Louisiana, Minnesota and South Carolina have changed in Zip2Tax products since January 2013.

In Louisiana, tax rates changed in Bienville and Lafourche Parishes.

In Minnesota, use tax rates changed for certain ZIP records in Minneapolis area

In South Carolina, tax rates changed for Marlboro County.

There were 12 states with ZIP code changes effective after January 2013 including Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina and Wyoming. Download a complete list of the ZIP code changes .

Sales and use tax changes effective Jan. 1, 2013

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Dec 262012

Sales and/or use tax rates in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Washington have changed in Zip2Tax products effective Jan. 1, 2013.

In Alabama, tax rates changed in the cities of Brewton and Athens and in the county of Dallas.

In Arkansas, tax rates changed for the cities of Austin, Magnolia, Van Buren, and Yellville.

In California, tax rates changed statewide.

In Colorado, rates changed for the cities of Calhan, Feming, Fowler, Gilcrest, Holly, Nucla, and the counties of El Paso and San Juan.

In Florida, rates changed for Walton County.

In Georgia, rates changed for Whitfield County.

In Iowa, rates changed for Van Buren.

In Illinois, rates changed for Farmersville, Hopkins Park, Westchester and Cook County.

In Kansas, rates changed for Bennington, Council Grove, Jetmore, Leonardville, Moundridge, and the counties of Jackson, Lane and Riley.

In Louisiana, rates changed for Beauregard Parish and Catahoula Parish.

In Minnesota, rates changed for Willmar.

In North Dakota, rates changed for Buffalo, Fargo, Finley, Mott, Ray, Tioga, Wilton, and Wishek.

In Nebraska, rates changed for Juniata, Sterling, and Oxford.

In New Mexico, rates changed for Fort Sumner, Gallup, and the counties of Socorro and Taos.

In Ohio, rates changed for Richland County.

In Oklahoma, use tax rate changed for Cimarron County.

In South Dakota, rates changed for Ashton, Crooks, and Frankfort.

In Texas, rates changed for Staples.

In Vermont, rates changed for Bondville, East Jamaica, Pikes Falls and Jamaica.

In Washington, rates changed for Sequim and San Juan County.

In Wyoming, rates changed for Laramie and Platte Counties.

There were 9 states with ZIP code changes effective after December 2012 including California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Download a complete list of the ZIP code changes .

Angel Sauer, sales tax research team leader

Sales and/or use tax rates have changed in 16 states and ZIP codes have changed in 20 states since September 2012.

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Oct 012012

Angel Sauer, sales tax research team leader

Areas within Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming made sales and/or use tax changes effective Oct. 1, 2012.

In Alaska, tax rates changed for the cities of Sitka, Skagway and Whittier.

In Alabama, tax rates changed in Mobile County.

In Arkansas, tax rates changed for the cities of Melbourne, Palestine, and Miller County.

In Arizona, tax rates changed for the city of Williams and the town of Buckeye.

In California, tax rates changed for the cities of Hercules, Pittsburg, San Pablo, Ridgecrest, Greenfield, Santa Maria, Soledad, and Sonoma.

In Kansas, tax rates changed for the cities of Coldwater, Independence and Yates Center and the county of Cowley.

In Missouri, tax rates changed for Cass County, Archie, Dunklin County, Malden, Greene County, Battlefield, Willard, Linn County, Brookfield, Osage County, Schuyler County, Queen City, Wayne County, Buffalo, Cainsville, Carl Junction, Carrollton, Fairfax, Farmington, Fredericktown, Galena, Hume, Kirksville, Monroe City, New Haven, Novinger, Puxico, Rhineland, Salisbury, Skidmore, Weaubleau, and West Plains.

In North Dakota, tax rates changed for Glenburn and Williams County.

In Nebraska, tax rates changed for Bancroft, Grant, Linwood, Shelton, Aurora, Beemer, Marquette, O’Neil, West Point and Wisner.

In Ohio, tax rates changed for Meigs County.

In Oklahoma, tax rates changed for Velma, Rogers, Bryan and Noble.

In South Carolina, tax rates changed for Beaufort County.

In Tennessee, tax rates changed for Alcoa, Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland.

In Texas, tax rates changed for Cresson, Crystal City, Lucas, and Panhandle.

In Washington, PTBA Pierce County Boundary changed, tax rates changed for Ridgefield, Waitsburg, Wenatchee REC PFD, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Dupont, Orting, Sumner, Part of Pierce County HBZ and Part of Pierce County.

In Wyoming, tax rates changed in Platte County.

There were 20 states with ZIP code changes effective after September 2012 including Alaska, Alabama, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Download a complete list of the ZIP code changes.

Sales and Use tax rate changes for July 2012

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Jun 282012

There were 22 states with sales and/or use tax changes and all 50 states had ZIP code additions and deletions since June.

Angel Sauer, sales tax research team leader

Sales and/or use tax rates in the states of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia have changed in Zip2Tax products since June 2012.

In Alaska, the sales and use tax rate changed for the cities of Akutan, Diomede, Gustavus, Hydaburg, Kiana, Klawock, Nenana, and Saxman.

In Arkansas, the sales and use tax rates changed for the county of Pike and the cities of Batesville, Blytheville, Crossett, Lincoln, Plumerville, and Salesville.

In California, tax rates changed for the cities of Fort Bragg and Campbell and for the county of Santa Clara.

In Colorado, tax rates changed for Larimer County and use tax rates changed for several cities.

In Georgia, tax rates changed for Dade County.

In Illinois, tax rates changed for 18 cities and 2 counties.

In Kansas, tax rates changed for the cities of Cimarron, Frontenac and Wellington.

In Louisiana, tax rates changed in Claiborne, Acadia, Ascension, Caddo, Lincoln, St. Tammany and West Feliciana Parishes and in the cities of Morgan City and Athens.

In Minnesota, tax rates changed for Fergus Falls, Hutchinson and Lanesboro.

In Missouri, tax rates changed in Barry and Greene counties and the cities of Willard, Butler, Nevada and Noel.

In North Dakota, tax rates changed for Fargo and Surrey.

In Nebraska, tax rates changed for Clearwater and Shelton.

In New Mexico, tax rates changed for the city of Artesia, and Otero and Taos counties.

In Nevada, tax rates changed in White Pine County.

In Ohio, tax rates changed in Richland County.

In Oklahoma, tax rates changed in the counties of Garvin, Delaware, Cherokee and Carter and in the city of Morris.

In South Carolina, tax rates changed for Greenwood County.

In South Dakota, tax rates changed in Peever.

In Texas, tax rates changed for Deer Park.

In Vermont, tax rates changed for Wilmington.

In Washington, tax rates changed in Ferndale, Tacoma, Walla Walla and Wenatchee.

In West Virginia, tax rates changed in Williamstown and Huntington.

There were 50 states with ZIP code changes effective after June 2012 including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Download a complete listing of all ZIP code changes since June 2012.

South Carolina house takes sales tax exemptions off the chopping block

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Apr 302012

By Lucinda Rowlands, Zip2Tax

Sweetgrass baskets are sales tax exempt in South Carolina

Sweetgrass baskets are among the items that will remain sales tax exempt in South Carolina for at least 5 more years.

The House Ways and Means Committee on April 25, 2012 approved a bill eliminating 22 exemptions, after putting about a dozen back on the exemption list. The bill initially eliminated exemptions worth more than $250 million. The amended bill reduces that to roughly $15 million.

Items put back on the exemption list included:

lottery tickets
gold and silver
sweetgrass baskets
motion picture companies’ supplies
packaging used by manufacturers
newsprint
electricity used by television broadcasters
equipment bought by laundries and dry cleaners
and the penny-on-the-dollar sales tax discount for residents 85 and older.

The committee also reinstated two sales-tax-free weekends: gun sales on Thanksgiving weekend, and back-to-school supplies the first weekend of August.

Representatives said the bill was basically pushed through committee as quickly as possible because the deadline for moving bills from one chamber to the other was rapidly approaching.

Rep. Tommy Stringer said one vital part of the bill remains intact, the part requiring sales tax exemptions to be re-evaluated every five years helps ensure outdated exemptions don’t stay on the books.

House Minority Leader Harry Ott said the items left in the bill are there because no one spoke up to keep those exemptions.