by CLA Staff | Jun 27, 2019 | Legislative Newsletter
Taxation of Services Remains Key Legislative Issue States are continuing to consider legislation that would expand the sales and use tax base to personal and professional services. As of May, 22 “taxation of services” bills had been introduced in 12 states:...
by CLA Staff | Apr 1, 2019 | Legislative Newsletter
Sales Tax Threat Heats Up in Connecticut A tax threat for vended laundries has been heating up in Connecticut in recent months. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has unveiled his state budget plan, which includes an expansion of the sales tax base to include new...
by CLA Staff | Jan 9, 2019 | Legislative Newsletter
Lawmakers Increasingly Looking at Taxing Services As states focus attention on federal tax conformity and Wayfair implementation legislation, another tax issue is percolating at the state level: proposals to expand sales and use taxes to services,...
by CLA Staff | Oct 1, 2018 | Legislative Newsletter
Texas Judge Blocks Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Following a legal challenge from business groups and bolstered by the Texas attorney general, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Third District blocked Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance from taking effect on October 1. The...
by CLA Staff | Jun 1, 2018 | Legislative Newsletter
CLA, Lobbying Group Intervene to Protect Laundry Owners’ Sales Tax Exemption in Kentucky Laundry owners in Kentucky dodged a bullet this spring – a bullet aimed directly at their bottom line… in the form of a 6 percent sales tax. Due to the state’s more than $50...
by CLA Staff | Apr 1, 2018 | Legislative Newsletter
Minimum Wage Update: Elections Driving Legislative Activity The last federal minimum wage increase – to $7.25 per hour, from $6.55 per hour – occurred on July 24, 2009. In the years since Congress last increased the minimum wage, state and local leaders across the...
