/tags/sales-tax Sales Tax en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:14:01 GMT /business/2020-06-01/texas-sales-tax-revenue-dips-13-2-percent-in-may-the-largest-year-over-year-decline-in-a-decade Texas collected about $2.6 billion in state sales tax revenue in May, leading to the steepest year-over-year decline in over a decade, Comptroller Glenn� Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:14:01 GMT /business/2020-06-01/texas-sales-tax-revenue-dips-13-2-percent-in-may-the-largest-year-over-year-decline-in-a-decade Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /texas/2019-03-18/donna-howard-says-feminine-hygiene-products-should-be-exempt-from-sales-tax From Texas Standard:As the 2019 legislative session continues, Texas Standard is talking with members about some of the bills they’ve filed, and what they� Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:36:06 GMT /texas/2019-03-18/donna-howard-says-feminine-hygiene-products-should-be-exempt-from-sales-tax Sara Schleede /business/2018-06-25/with-supreme-court-ruling-one-perk-of-online-shopping-fades-away Some online shoppers may have unwittingly been committing tax fraud for years. A Supreme Court ruling last week will make us honest consumers and could� Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:01:00 GMT /business/2018-06-25/with-supreme-court-ruling-one-perk-of-online-shopping-fades-away Matt Cutler /crime-justice/2018-06-21/texas-could-gain-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-after-ruling-on-taxing-online-purchases Texas stands to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that states may force online retailers� Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:58:57 GMT /crime-justice/2018-06-21/texas-could-gain-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-after-ruling-on-taxing-online-purchases Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /texas/2017-11-03/how-would-the-gop-tax-plan-change-your-tax-bill From Texas Standard.A new proposal from Republican lawmakers would cut some tax rates and overhaul portions of the U.S. tax code. House Republicans rolled� Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:37:39 GMT /texas/2017-11-03/how-would-the-gop-tax-plan-change-your-tax-bill Jill Ament /business/2014-04-28/study-amazons-sales-tax-sends-shoppers-elsewhere Requiring Amazon to charge state sales tax has sent many consumers looking for other tax-free options, according to a new study for the National Bureau of� Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:21:01 GMT /business/2014-04-28/study-amazons-sales-tax-sends-shoppers-elsewhere Nathan Bernier /texas/2013-07-12/sales-tax-holiday-set-for-second-weekend-in-august The state’s annual sales-tax-free weekend is a little earlier this year, but there’s still time to get ready.Coming up on the weekend of August 9 to 11,� Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:20:00 GMT /texas/2013-07-12/sales-tax-holiday-set-for-second-weekend-in-august Trey Shaar /texas/2013-05-08/sales-tax-holiday-to-give-you-a-break-on-efficient-appliances If you’re thinking of buying an appliance anytime soon, you might want to circle Memorial Day weekend on your calendar. The state’s annual Energy Star� Wed, 08 May 2013 21:53:17 GMT /texas/2013-05-08/sales-tax-holiday-to-give-you-a-break-on-efficient-appliances Nathan Bernier /austin/2013-05-08/sales-tax-revenue-up-5-percent-in-austin The growth of Austin means people are spending more money; today we got a measure of that. Sales tax collections in the city grew almost 5 percent in� Wed, 08 May 2013 21:07:20 GMT /austin/2013-05-08/sales-tax-revenue-up-5-percent-in-austin Nathan Bernier /business/2013-05-06/senate-approves-online-sales-tax-bill The bill still faces an uphill battle in the House, where many Republicans oppose it as simply a new tax. Mon, 06 May 2013 17:54:00 GMT /business/2013-05-06/senate-approves-online-sales-tax-bill Scott Neuman