April doesn’t just bring the showers that nourish May flowers. April brings sales tax rate changes.
The following states have announced rate changes for April 1, 2014:
- Arkansas and more Arkansas,
- California,
- Georgia and more Georgia,
- Kansas,
- Minnesota,
- Nevada,
- North Carolina,
- North Dakota,
- Ohio,
- Oklahoma and more Oklahoma,
- Texas,
- Utah, and
- Washington.
The Nebraska Department of Revenue wanted to put fears of missed rate changes to rest. It announced there will be no rate changes in Nebraska in April 2014.
Other changes to take effect April 1, 2014:
- Minnesota’s new storage and warehouse tax takes effect; and
- Numerous Washington State cities are annexing surrounding areas, which can impact sales tax rates.
On the global front:
- Japan is still on track to increase the VAT increase from 5% to 8% on April 1, in spite of economic concerns; and
- South Africa is set to extend the VAT to foreign suppliers of electronic services on April 1.
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Avalara Author
Gail Cole
Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.