Most people are used to seeing sales tax on a receipt, but not every purchase includes it. When it doesn’t, you may still owe tax on that purchase through what’s called a use tax. This comes up most ...

A consumption tax on the sale of goods and services that states and local governments impose when you purchase certain taxable goods and services. A taxable sale includes any transaction in which ...

Understanding use tax, a tax imposed on goods or services purchased outside a jurisdiction but used within that jurisdiction, is critical. Use tax is meant to complement sales tax by ensuring that ...

The Callaway County Ambulance District will place a use tax on the county's April ballot. Ambulance District Director Charlie Anderson outlined the issue and how it would benefit the district if the ...

On Nov. 5, Avon voters approved a 4% use tax on construction materials. The ballot measure’s success comes 22 years after a use tax was first rejected by Avon voters and follows a very similar measure ...

n a sales and use tax audit, a state revenue auditor reviews a business to determine if state sales and/or use taxes were properly collected and paid. A sales and use tax “reverse audit,” which is ...

When the Texas Tax Code provides an exemption from sales and use tax, you’d think everything would be straightforward, right? Unfortunately, it’s sometimes not that simple, especially when it comes to ...