Regulatory Analysis

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration recently announced its quarterly local sales and use tax rate changes, effective July 1, 2026. The local county sales tax rate has decreased in Cross County to 2.125% and in Jackson County to 1.875%. At the city level, the local sales tax rate increased in El Dorado to […]

Massachusetts lawmakers recently set the date for the annual sales tax holiday. The 2026 holiday will take place August 8th and 9th. During the holiday, the state’s 6.25% sales tax is suspended for most retail items priced under $2,500. For more information on the announcement of the annual sales tax holiday in Massachusetts click here.

Beginning July 1, 2026, nonelectronic school supplies, such as backpacks, lunchboxes, notebooks, pens and pencils, crayons, rulers and paper, are exempt from sales tax in Connecticut. For more information, see Section 272 of the act (amending Section 12-412 of the Connecticut General Statutes).

Colorado House Bill 1289 temporarily suspends the sales and use tax exemption for property used in space flight, starting January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029. Beginning January 1, 2030, the exemption will be reinstated to its original scope.More information may be found here.

South Carolina legislature recently passed bill HB 5122 introducing an exemption for certain supplies purchased by internet access service providers and communications service providers. All supplies, technical equipment, machinery, and electricity sold to internet access service providers and communications service providers, for use in producing, broadcasting, or distributing internet access service, communications services, or any […]

Colorado recently passed House Bill 1223, which eliminates the sales and use tax exemption for downloaded software. The legislation does, however, create a new exemption for downloaded software governed by a negotiable license or custom-built for a specific user. Both changes take effect January 1, 2027. More information may be found here.

Alaska recently passed House Bill 1, which exempts certain gold and silver bullion from local sales and use tax. The legislation also recognizes select specie as a form of legal tender in the state. Both provisions take effect August 28, 2026.More information may be found here.

The Colorado Department of Revenue published local sales and use tax changes effective July 1, 2026. Changes include rate increases, adopted exemptions, and newly imposed sales taxes in jurisdictions such as Sanford, Pueblo Rural Fire Protection District, and Upper Pine River Fire Protection District. More information concerning the July 1, 2026 local changes may be […]

Finances Quebec published Information Bulletin 2026-4 on May 25, 2026. The bulletin details additional food categories and hygiene products that will be zero-rated. These items included toilet paper, fruit salads, ice cream, and donuts. The zero-rate does not apply if the food items are sold at establishments where food sales are taxable under current QST […]

South Carolina enacted House Bill 5208, amending S.C. Code § 12-36-2120(75) to clarify that the unprepared food exemption remains unaffected by “any demonstration project pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture regulations that would limit the use of food coupons on otherwise eligible items for a limited period of time.” In other words, any temporary […]

The Manitoba legislature recently passed Bill 53, which among other provisions, broadens the scope of food subject to exemption from the Retail Sales Tax (RST) effective July 1, 2026. With the bill’s passage, most food items are exempt, so long as they are not sold by restaurants, licensed premises specified in a liquor service license, […]

The Internal Revenue Service has revised Form 8508 (Rev. 5-2026), Application for a Waiver from Electronic Filing of Information Returns. The form is used to request a waiver from the electronic filing requirement for a range of information returns filed through the FIRE and IRIS systems. The only substantive change is to the list of […]

The IRS has released its 2026 edition of Form 15397, the Application for Extension of Time to Furnish Recipient Statements.  This form permits filers of tax information returns to request extensions for issuing statements to recipients.  The form covers W-2, W-2G, 1042-S, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, and 5498 returns, including subdivisions of those […]

Randolph County, West Virginia has recently imposed a Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee of 0.4% to be collected by all businesses in Randolph County that collect sales tax. There is an exemption for any single item purchased for a price that exceeds $10,000. Payments of this fee are to be made to the Randolph County […]

Most Canadian provinces impose environmental handling fees on certain electronic waste through the Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA). Beginning June 1, the categories for Display Devices Steward fees will expand from “Display Devices ≥ 46″ and All-in-One” to “Display Devices 46-64″ and All-in-One” and “Display Devices ≥ 65” and All-in-One”.  As a result, businesses will […]

Effective July 1, 2026, Maryland will restore the sales tax exemption for precious metal bullion and coins with a sales price greater than $1,000. Previously, Maryland adjusted statute language so that only those purchases of bullion made at the Baltimore Convention Center were exempt. This requirement is no longer in place. Find more information here.

The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) has reached out to the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization to provide an update on the proposed transition to the NAUPA III format. In its update, NAUPA advises that the transition will now be accomplished in phases starting in the Spring of 2027.  The full text of the […]

North Carolina House Bill 1029 was introduced on April 22, 2026, and amended on May 12, 2026. Titled the Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act, the bill provides detailed requirements for entering the digital asset business in North Carolina. Embedded within the Act are amendments to the unclaimed property act relating to unclaimed digital assets as […]