Coalition Against New Taxes » Issue Papers http://www.wicant.com Organizations concerned about the expansion of sales tax in Wisconsin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 The Impact of Sales Taxation of the Advertising Industries of Wisconsin http://www.wicant.com/2009/05/the-impact-of-sales-taxation-of-the-advertising-industries-of-wisconsin/ http://www.wicant.com/2009/05/the-impact-of-sales-taxation-of-the-advertising-industries-of-wisconsin/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 18:53:45 +0000 cbattles http://www.wicant.com/?p=159 Wisconsin’s economy over the past decade has appeared successful and healthy, but the state government has worked against a structural budget deficit and now faces a multibillion dollar shortfall. As in other states, policymakers and citizens have considered a variety of alternatives to bring expenditures and revenues into balance. This report warns against adoption of a damaging policy direction that has been discussed in some quarters: the extension of the sales tax to include greater…

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The call for an ad tax always raises the issue of how to define advertising. Newspapers, magazines, television, direct mail and outdoor usually come the minds of legislators. However, baseball caps, t-shirts, matchbook covers, blimps and sponsored sporting events are forms of advertising subject to tax. The Federal Trade Commission has never been able to define advertising and Florida failed in 1987. How will other states define advertising?

Three states…

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The AIA believes taxing architectural services would significantly hurt the design industry by encouraging clients to turn to unlicensed designers for services, seriously eroding protection of the public’s health and safety. Taxing architectural services would put the architectural profession at a competitive disadvantage with unlicensed individuals and would hurt small businesses most. The AIA believes taxing architectural services would have an adverse impact on the state’s revenue, economy, and public welfare…

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