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Read More »Internet sales taxes divide Supreme Court justices
U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they are divided about whether to let states start collecting billions of dollars in sales taxes from internet retailers that don’t currently charge tax to their customers. Hearing arguments in Washington on Tuesday in a ...
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Read More »Amazon’s sales tax fight is heating up as states crack down
Amazon shoppers will probably pay sales tax on more of their purchases this holiday season.
Read More »Md. sales tax collections revised down amid concerns about tepid recovery
ANNAPOLIS — A panel of fiscal experts has revised down estimates for sales tax collection in Maryland, citing concerns about a continued slow recovery in the state that is affecting consumer confidence. The state Board of Revenue Estimates today approved ...
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Read More »Franchot announces tax extension for Baltimore businesses
Businesses in Baltimore City will have an extra two weeks on the state’s sales tax deadline. Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot granted the extension in the wake of civil unrest and a state of emergency that was declared in the city ...
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Read More »With sales tax on Amazon, will shoppers change?
Thanks to the addition of an Amazon distribution center in Baltimore, residents of Maryland now have to pay 6 percent sales tax on products they purchase on Amazon.
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Read More »Energy Star sales tax weekend in sight
Maryland will hold its annual tax-free weekend on Energy Star appliances on Feb. 15-17, according to the website of the Comptroller of Maryland.
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Read More »In Prince George’s County, your gas tax dollars at work
Gov. Martin O’Malley and other elected officials came here Monday to talk up a few long-languishing transportation projects now on the move, apparently thanks to a new state tax on gasoline.
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Read More »Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House
WASHINGTON — Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to ...
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Read More »Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales
WASHINGTON — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes. The Senate ...
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