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Tax Developments
August 02, 2004
Both Houses of the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 2207 on July 24, 2004,
which provides for the reinstatement of the Manufacturer's Purchase Credit ("MPC") and the
Graphic Arts Machinery and Equipment Exemption. These benefits were negotiated within
the context of the 2004-2005 fiscal year budget. Governor Blagojevich is expected to
sign the bill within the next two weeks. >More
July 09, 2004
July 01, 2004
The Maine Legislature has repealed the sales tax on certain services and replaced it witha new Service Provider Tax effective July 1, 2004. The tax is imposed on the provider,not the consumer, but it can be passed to the consumer. Providers that pass on the taxto the consumer must show the tax separately on invoices as "service provider tax."Providers of the affected services will be required to register with the state and filenew Service Provider Tax returns. The deadline to register is July 9, 2004. >More
June 01, 2004
House Bill 3484 was signed into law and made effective by Governor Bredesen on May 18, 2004.
This bill will enact procedures for taxpayers and Internet service providers to obtain
refunds of sales tax paid on Internet access charges pursuant to the decision handed down in
Prodigy Services Corp., Inc. v. Johnson, No. M2002-00918-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. August
12, 2003.) >More
May 25, 2004
On May 21, 2004, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Accountant
Donald T. Nicolaisen issued a
letter clarifying the SEC's position that the receipt
by an accounting firm of a contingent fee from an audit client impairs the auditor's
independence with respect to that client. Accordingly, the SEC concluded that the use
of contingent fees in tax matters for audit clients is prohibited. >More
April 28, 2004
Eight days into the special session called for school finance reform, Texas House leaders have presented a tax plan proposal that raises $17.9 billion in new taxes, while cutting school property tax and eliminating the "Robin Hood" plan.
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April 22, 2004
Republican Governor Rick Perry has unveiled his proposal to revamp funding for Texas public schools. Draft legislation was laid out before the 29-member House Select Committee yesterday. He also presented a draft constitutional amendment to implement his school finance proposal.
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April 05, 2004
The Minnesota Supreme Court ("Supreme Court") reversed the appellate court's denial of refund
claims in Sprint
Spectrum LP, et al., v. Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue, April 1, 2004.
In this decision, the Supreme Court determined that purchases of network equipment that transformed
sound into an electronic form for transmission and then reconstructed for delivery to a recipient
were capital equipment and eligible for the manufacturing exemption. >More
April 03, 2004
The Louisiana Legislature ended a special session dedicated to tax matters on Wednesday,
March 17, 2004. As mandated by the Louisiana Constitution, tax matters at the state level can
only be addressed by the Legislature in odd numbered years. This necessitated a special session
being called in 2004 in order to consider any tax-related legislative changes. >More
March 10, 2004
On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts launched Project:
Pay Up, a three-week amnesty period aimed at collecting delinquent taxes owed by Texas businesses.
The amnesty program will run from March 11, 2004 through March 31, 2004, during which time taxpayers
can pay past due taxes in full and receive waiver of penalty and interest charges normally assessed
against delinquent taxpayers. >More
January 22, 2004
The South Carolina Department of Revenue has historically interpreted its manufacturing
machine exemption under the more restrictive "Ohio-Georgia rule" or the "physical change theory,"
which permits the exemption only for machinery causing a chemical or physical change to the
raw materials during the manufacturing process. >More
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