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CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Finds Scholastic Used Teachers to Sell Books Creating Nexus to Subject it to Sales Tax
The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision and held that Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc. was subject to state sales tax because in-state school teachers acted as its representatives, thereby creating the requisite nexus to justify imposing the tax. For prior coverage of this issue, click here.
GEORGIA
Georgia Lawmakers Approve “Amazon” Bill
The Georgia Senate approved legislation, HB 386, which would create click-through ...
By Paul Masters with contributions by Jennifer Weidler in Chamberlain's Philadelphia office.
State DOR Letters and Policy Rulings
But where’s your paper … New Mexico hearings officer rules that a taxpayer does not qualify for a gross receipts tax deduction merely because the taxpayer did not possess any nontaxable transaction certificates as required by NMSA 1978, Section 7-9-43 (2001). Other states have similar requirements for certificates, but merely because they are “required” does not necessarily mean the courts agree.
Virginia Tax Commissioner rules that ...