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Sales Taxes on CPA Services: A New Year With An Old Issue

cbattles — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:05:59 +0000

Source: Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Wisconsin’s budget problems have been widely publicized, and the current economic environment will create additional fiscal challenges for the State. Comments from legislators and articles indicate that additional sales taxes are certain to be considered next year.

Although the WICPA has helped defeat prior attempts to impose a sales tax on services, Wisconsin’s poor fiscal health will make such a tax more appealing now than in the past. It is…

Raising sales tax is bad but expanding it is even worse – New Richmond News

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:04:50 +0000

Source: New Richmond News

The proposed state budget has a disturbing sales tax increase that will not only have a negative effect on Wisconsin people, but also most businesses.

The issue of a raising and expanding sales taxes in Wisconsin has been whispered about since the Governor’s “budget fix” speech in mid-February.

Currently the state sales tax is 5 percent. Most counties (61 of 72), including St. Croix County, also have a .5 percent sales tax. That brings…

Adding sales taxes to services sends wrong message – The Janesville Gazette

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:30:37 +0000

Source: The Janesville Gazette

Taxes were on the minds of many readers last week.

April 15, of course, was the income tax filing deadline. Tens of thousands of “Tea Party” protesters rallied nationwide against taxes.

That same day, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce fired off a news release stating that Thomas Industries’ plan to move nearly 300 factory jobs to Louisiana is more evidence that Wisconsin’s manufacturing economy is in crisis. Wisconsin has lost more than 140,000 factory…

Raising sales tax is bad but expanding it is worse – Hudson Star-Observer

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:58:27 +0000

Source: Hudson Star-Observer

The proposed state budget has a disturbing sales tax increase that will not only have a negative effect on Wisconsin people, but also most businesses.

The issue of a raising and expanding sales taxes in Wisconsin has been whispered about since the Governor’s “budget fix” speech in mid-February.

Currently the state sales tax is 5 percent. Most counties (61 of 72), including St. Croix County, also have a .5 percent sales tax. That brings the…

Taxing Legal Services: The Wrong Way to Go – Sen. Jim Sullivan

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:52:24 +0000

Source: Sen. Jim Sullivan

As Wisconsin tackles the economic crisis, one phrase we have heard is that nothing is off the table when it comes to resolving our $5.4 billion state budget deficit. To a certain extent, that is true: anything that is reasonable, fair and serves a valid purpose is up for discussion. Taxing legal services, however, does not meet that criteria. While no such proposal has been formally introduced, taxing legal services is the…

Groups form coalition to fight sales tax expansions – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

cbattles — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:33:53 +0000

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – All Politics Blog

By Steven Walters of the Journal Sentinel

Feb. 16, 2009

Madison — Twenty organizations and trade groups announced a new Capitol lobbying coalition today that will fight all moves to charge the 5% sales tax on now-exempt services the groups provide or buy, as Gov. Jim Doyle and Democratic legislative look for ways to fix a $5.7-billion budget deficit.

The Coalition Against New Taxes will use lobbyists that now work for each of the 20 groups to…