Businesses that provide services generally know whether or not they are required to collect sales tax. But sometimes there are cases where the law is unclear whether or not sales tax must be collected. Often, in fact, the Department of Revenue may treat taxpayers within the same industry differently, ruling in some cases that a business must collect… CONTINUE
The Continuing Debate Over Defining Taxable Income – Getty Images (Seattle), Inc. v. City of Seattle and Klein Honda v. State of Washington
In 1960, the US Supreme Court ruled that when Mr. Berman gave his friend, Mr. Duberstein, a Cadillac to thank him for some business referrals, Mr. Duberstein (who thought he had received a gift and did not report it as income) had to include the car in income as taxable compensation. The Supreme Court said… CONTINUE