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Wisconsin Doesn’t Allow Companies to “Go for Two”

In early 2014 I wrote an article that explores a way in which many state and local tax “SALT” professionals advise their clients to save on state and local tax. The issue is a common one for real property improvement contractors. Specifically companies that sell real property improvements to governments…

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Florida Moves Forward With Natural Gas Rebate Program

In May 2013, a bill passed the Florida Legislature which developed rules for Florida’s natural gas vehicle rebate program. In June 2013, Governor Rick Scott signed HB 579, which indicates he was on board with the Legislature’s proposal. Specifically, the bill provides a rebate of $25,000 per commercial fleet vehicle…

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Gas Station Owners and Petroleum Distributors: Virginia Recognizes Pollution Control Exemption for Pit Liners and Storage Tanks

As many of you are aware, I have been closely following the Gate Fuel Services & Gate Petroleum in Florida. Those cases involved settled refund claims for gas stations that had purchased equipment for pollution control and were used in the manufacturing process. In January of 2013, a Virginia company…

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Gas Station Owners and Petroleum Distributors: Go Get Your Sales and Use Tax Refunds

In my daily routine of reading state and local tax cases across the country, I recently inquired to the State of Florida for the status of an innovative sales tax case unique to the gasoline and petroleum industry this week. As many of you know, I have had the pleasure…

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Tired of High Gas Prices: Blame the State Not Your Gas Station Owner

As a son to an owner of a family gas station business, I have heard every remark in the book of complaints for gas prices being too high. Next time you are looking to yell or criticize your gas station owner or distributor, remember the impact of taxes that contribute…

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