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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 1)

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When items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax in a given state, so is the cost of shipping. Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin follow this rule. Tax-free states.

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Alaska moves toward statewide sales tax

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Mike Dunleavy is reportedly preparing to introduce a sales tax as part of a long-term budget plan for the state. Five states don’t have a statewide sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware (aka the “NOMAD” states). Vermont was the last state to adopt a sales tax, in 1969.

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