Brooklyn shop owner will pay $259,000 in restitution for underreporting sales from 2010 through 2015. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Boone announced June 16 the guilty plea of John Sbrigato, the owner of Brighton Collision, Inc., in Brooklyn, N.Y., for committing sales tax fraud. Sbrigato pleaded guilty in […]
ASA Michigan Testifies in Support of Legislation Reversing Sales Tax on Core Charges
ASA Michigan is working to reverse a decades old regulation that has caused numerous challenges over the years when returning or exchanging cores. Michigan Public Act 167 of 1933 requires a repair facility or customer to pay sales tax on the parts core regardless of whether the core is kept, returned for refund or exchanged […]
Connecticut Considers Legislation to Eliminate Double Taxation on Paint and Materials
On March 9, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding held a hearing on Senate Bill 335 (SB 335). The bill proposes to eliminate the sales and use tax on goods used exclusively in a business process such as paint in materials. The bill would help clarify the sales tax treatment of paint […]