Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman recently participated in a panel titled – “Is There any Limit to What Constitutes Tangible Personal Property?" - at the Council on State Taxation (COST) Spring Meeting in New Orleans. The thought...more
In Ohio, the sale of taxable tangible personal property or services are subject to the Ohio sales tax. Similarly, the use of taxable tangible personal property or services for which the vendor did not charge sales tax is...more
As technology advances and an increasing number of products that used to be sold in tangible form are now instead sold in digital form, states are faced with the challenge of adapting their sales and use taxes, which have...more
How does the manufacturing exemption apply when the end product starts off as real property? Matt Hunsaker breaks down the Texas Court of Appeals opinion in Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. and its implications....more
Software vendors and purchasers won an important victory in a decision handed down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) this May. The SJC affirmed vendors can use the normal abatement process to apportion sales...more
Remodeling one’s kitchen is undoubtedly one of the most expensive items on a fixer-upper owner’s budget. The Tax Trotter knows first-hand – she and Mr. Tax Trotter purchased the worst house on the best block 8 years ago and...more
This week you have a rare opportunity: you get to use a service and learn about its taxability at the same time! Just about everyone uses streaming services for music, video, and more. But do you know how states tax these...more
The Alabama Supreme Court recently issued an opinion providing guidance on how computer software and related services are taxed by the State of Alabama for sales tax purposes. This is the first such opinion in this area by...more
In an important decision, the South Carolina Administrative Law Court (ALC) recently ruled that a bartending service was not liable for sales tax on separately-stated service charges. See A Southern Bartender v. South...more