Don’t Blink, You Could Miss Vermont’s Sales Tax Holiday

I’m posting word about Vermont’s upcoming one-day sales tax holiday now so you have time to plan for this Saturday, March 6th, when the event occurs. All Vermont businesses and out-of-state retailers registered to collect sales and use taxes in Vermont must participate in the one-day event, which exempts from sales tax and local option [...]

Vermont Is Seeking an “Amazon Tax” of Its Own

Introduced by State Representatives John Rodgers, Megan Smith, and Jeffrey Wilson, Vermont House Bill 661 is just the latest in a spate of “Amazon Tax” bills to sweep the nation – bringing the total to five states within nine days of each other. This latest bill would take effect July 1, 2010, if passed into [...]

The tintinnabulation of gay wedding bells: $$$ for Vermont?

It’s September 1st, 2009. Where are your children? Yes, they may be attending a gay wedding ceremony in Vermont, as today marks its official induction, if you will, into the league of American states that has legalized gay marriage. As the his-and-his and hers-and-hers wedding cake toppers are coming out in full force today, I [...]

Back-to-school sales tax holiday season is here

While the back-to-school shopping sales tax holidays season is upon us, and I’m about to list the jurisdictions granting such gifts, it’s important to remember that these sales tax holidays are probably not going to be the panacea, the proverbial shot in the arm, that the retail industry needs to demonstrate any sort of real [...]