Tax revenue from tobacco sales could increase by $324,000 this fiscal year after the Department of Revenue identified an inconsistency in the application of the price on which taxes should be calculated.
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August 18, 2021
Ninth Circuit Holds That Inter-Tribal Cigarette Sales Are Subject to State Tobacco Laws
California’s cigarette tax and escrow requirements apply to inter-tribal sales of cigarettes, held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises v. Bonta. Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises (“BSRE”), a federally-chartered corporation wholly-owned by the Big Sandy Rancheria Band of Western Mono Indians, brought the case to challenge California’s application of its tobacco directory, licensing, and tax laws to BSRE’s sales of native-manufactured cigarettes to other Indian tribes.
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August 18, 2021
Public hearing set on regional cigarette tax proposal
Nelson County residents will have a chance to weigh in on whether the county should participate in a regional cigarette tax. The Nelson County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Aug. 10 to hold a public hearing on the topic during its September evening meeting.
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August 16, 2021
Cannabis Tax Revenue In Oklahoma Up 56% from 2019 to 2020
Medical cannabis-derived tax revenues in Oklahoma increased 56% from 2019 to 2020 to more than $66 million.
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August 12, 2021
State revenue approaches $3 billion
After adjusting for revenue collected in June but is owed this fiscal year, the state took in nearly $3 billion in revenues for the recently completed fiscal 2021 year.
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August 10, 2021
Fuel Terminal Owner Must Give Back $1.6M Refund, IRS Says
A company that sold dyed kerosene for heating oil must return a nearly $1.6 million tax refund because it wasn't taxed twice on the fuel, the Internal Revenue Service told a…
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August 5, 2021
A new tax for the ballot
Raising recreational marijuana taxes could help reduce the state’s education gap, but at what cost?
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August 4, 2021
Tazewell County supervisors approve cigarette tax
Smokers will pay $0.25 per pack more for cigarettes in Tazewell County starting Jan. 1 2022.
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Pueblo County, Colorado is awarding more than $2 million in cannabis excise sales tax scholarships to local institutions, including $1 million to Pueblo Community College.
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After adjusting for revenue collected in June but is owed this fiscal year, the state took in nearly $3 billion in revenues for the recently completed fiscal 2021 year.
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