Jan and Sara took a brief hiatus from Form and Foliage in the first half of 2014 as Jan took photography classes and Sara became the website editor for the American Conifer Society. We hope to be back on a more regular schedule in the second half of the year.
In at least nine states (Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Mo., Okla., Texas, Utah and Wash.), operators of motor vehicles powered by certain alternative fuels are required to pay an annual flat rate fee instead of a sales or excise tax on the fuel, for example by purchasing an annual permit or decal.
On the surface, Texas rules about charging sales tax on shipping and delivery are fairly straightforward. Texas Rule 3.303 states that if you charge a customer to deliver a taxable item, that charge is part of the taxable sale. For instance, the stateâs site says that if you charge your customer $50 to deliver a $500 sofa, you should charge sales tax on the $550 total.