The Online Hotel Room Tax Battle Rages In Florida and Kentucky

Two federal courts recently (and only seemingly, I would contend) ruled on the side of online travel companies, producing somewhat surprising results in a long line of similar cases we followed throughout 2009 (see here, here, here, here, and here).  One, a case brought to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, by Monroe [...]

Wild Turkey, Anyone?

Bluegrass State’s bourbon tax policy is hitting producers hard When Kentucky enacted a 6% tax on all alcohol back in February of this year, bourbon distillers joined in solidarity to protest on the front steps of the state Capitol, pouring spirits in the streets. This week, the numbers were in for April 2008 vs. April [...]

Digital Downloads Sales & Use Tax Cheat Sheet, circa early 2009

No matter how I try to slice or dice this topic, this one just isn’t easy. What was once tangible has become, or can be, intangible tomorrow, if it’s not already so today. The issues of nexus, taxability, and others keep shifting in the virtual world. In fact, just minutes after this post was published, [...]