State sales-tax hunters hit O.C. businesses
State inspectors will soon visit businesses in Fullerton and five other cities looking for unpaid sales taxes. The California State Board of Equalization has sent letters to business owners in three...
View ArticleCal. seeks more tax for out-of-state purchases
Individuals and the smallest businesses would have to file annual use tax returns for their out-of-state purchases under a proposal expected to be added to a legislative bill soon. The use tax is...
View ArticleTaxable sales in longest decline since WWII
California’s taxable sales dropped 16.2% for the first quarter of 2009 (yes, that’s right), the seventh consecutive quarter of decline, making it the longest period of lower sales taxes since World...
View Article3 in O.C. added to tax delinquents list
The California State Board of Equalization has added 19 businesses including three in Orange County to the list of biggest sales and use tax delinquents. The list is updated quarterly. The new local...
View Article4 O.C. firms added to delinquent taxes list
Four Orange County companies are among 22 new additions to the State Board of Equalization’s list of biggest sales and use tax delinquencies. Two of the local entities — Metro Border LLC and Sobreck...
View ArticleCalifornians not paying $1.1 billion tax
Californians fail to pay $1.145 billion in use taxes each year, the Board of Equalization estimates. The average California household owes $61 a year and the average business owes $102 a year,...
View ArticleNew delinquent-tax fee may hit 90,000
The California State Board of Equalization will send letters to 90,000 California businesses and individuals that owe unpaid sales and use taxes or overdue payments of other taxes that they may also...
View ArticleState plans 1,550% tax hike on some wines
The Board of Equalization has proposed taxing certain wines as distilled spirits, which would increase the excise tax on the wine from 20 cents a gallon to$3.30 a gallon, a 1,550% jump. The higher tax...
View ArticleTax hunters to visit O.C. businesses
State tax hunters will visit more than 14,000 retailers and service businesses in Anaheim and 15 other cities to find out if they properly collecting sales and use taxes and other taxes and fees....
View ArticleState tax hunters to visit O.C. businesses
State tax hunters will visit almost 21,000 retailers and service businesses in Costa Mesa and 17 other cities to find out if they properly collecting sales and use taxes and other taxes and fees....
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