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In New York City, total sales tax is 8.875%, which includes 0.375% charged in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD). On September 1, 2007, New York State eliminated the 4% state sales tax on all clothing and footwear if the single item is priced under $110.
The tax department was formally created on January 1, 1927, but the first signs of the department date to 1859. The original intent was to find a way (a mathematical formula) to distribute tax revenue to individual counties in New York State.
The use tax imposes a compensating tax equal in amount to the sales tax that would have been imposed on the sale of the property, if the sale had occurred within the state's taxing jurisdiction. [3] The use tax is typically assessed at the same rate as the sales tax that would have been owed, and generally the taxability of the good or service ...
Wholesale sales tax, a tax on sales of wholesale of tangible personal property when in a form packaged and labeled ready for shipment or delivery to final users and consumers; Retail sales tax, a tax on sales of retail of tangible personal property to final consumers and industrial users [3] Gross receipts taxes, levied on all sales of a ...
The New York State Office of Tax Enforcement (OTE) is a law enforcement entity of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) that conducts criminal and civil investigations. The office is divided into two bureaus, the Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau (PATB) and the Revenue Crimes Bureau (RCB) that was recently renamed to a ...
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An unusual example of a state "excise" tax is found in the State of Hawaii. Instead of a sales tax, the State of Hawaii imposes a General Excise Tax, or GET, on all business activity in the State. The GET is charged at a rate of 4% for most businesses and 0.5% for wholesalers.