Blog posts in tag sales tax

Clear as Mud and More Holes Than a Sieve: Iowa Department of Revenue Releases Another Declaratory Order on Sales Taxation of “Commercial Recreation,” “Turkish Baths,” and “Reducing Salons"

Posted on 03/08/2024 at 02:53 PM by Cody Edwards

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Clear as Mud and More Holes Than a Sieve: Iowa Department of Revenue Releases Another Declaratory Order on Sales Taxation of “Commercial Recreation,” “Turkish Baths,” and “Reducing Salons"

I have not been shy about my criticism about the Iowa Department of Revenue’s (“Department”) muddy gui...

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Sales Tax Issues when Rebuilding After the Iowa Derecho

Posted on 08/14/2020 at 10:15 AM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Sales Tax Issues when Rebuilding After the Iowa Derecho

On Monday, August 10, 2020, much of Iowa experienced a derecho, which produced, in some places, 100+ miles per hour wind...

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Iowa Department of Revenue: Spinning Classes Subject to Sales Tax, but Not Pilates.

Posted on 11/05/2019 at 03:50 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Business Law, Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Pilates Classes, sales tax, Spinning Classes

Iowa Department of Revenue: Spinning Classes Subject to Sales Tax, but Not Pilates.

In the latest head scratcher, through a pair of Declaratory Orders (“DO”) issued within eight months of each...

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Effective July 1, 2019, Grain Bins are Exempt From Sales Tax; Complexity, Unanswered Questions Remain

Posted on 07/16/2019 at 02:57 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: contractors, Grain Bins, Iowa Agricultural Law, Iowa legislature, Iowa Table SALT , sales tax

Effective July 1, 2019, Grain Bins are Exempt From Sales Tax; Complexity, Unanswered Questions Remain

After years of confusion about whether grain bins are subject to sales tax, this past legislative session the Iowa legis...

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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Affects Construction Contractors’, Service Providers’ Sales Tax Obligations

Posted on 12/17/2018 at 01:47 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa sales tax, Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Table SALT , Lowe's Home Centers vs. Iowa Department of Revenue, sales tax

Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Affects Construction Contractors’, Service Providers’ Sales Tax Obligations

On December 14, 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court, in Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. Iowa Department of Revenue,  fou...

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South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. What it Means for Sales Tax Collection Responsibility?

Posted on 06/22/2018 at 09:44 AM by Cody Edwards

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South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. What it Means for Sales Tax Collection Responsibility?

If you are reading this, you are likely familiar with the issues involved in the United States Supreme Court’s Way...

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Into the Abyss Iowa Sales and Use Tax for Contractors

Posted on 04/04/2018 at 01:48 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, sales tax

Into the Abyss Iowa Sales and Use Tax for Contractors

In case you missed it, Dickinson attorney Cody Edwards gave a webinar presentation on Iowa sales and use tax for contrac...

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Iowa Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers

Posted on 03/29/2018 at 02:54 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Use Tax, sales tax

Iowa Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers

In case you missed it, Dickinson attorney Cody Edwards gave a webinar presentation on Iowa sales and use tax for manufac...

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Let’s Get Serious About Ending the Double Dip

Posted on 03/26/2018 at 12:26 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Construction Law, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Let’s Get Serious About Ending the Double Dip

I previously wrote about the double dip in sales tax in a light-hearted blog comparing George Costanza and the Iowa Depa...

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Airing of Grievances—State Tax Edition

Posted on 12/19/2017 at 09:31 AM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Business Law, Cody Edwards, Construction Law, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Airing of Grievances—State Tax Edition

Happy Festivus! Gather ‘round the Festivus pole, consistent with Festivus tradition, it is time for airing of grie...

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