The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a decision of the Tax Appeals Tribunal, which determined that a company’s charges for a proprietary technological platform, referred to as a “vendor management system” (VMS), constituted licenses to use prewritten computer software that were subject to sales tax. The company matched clients with suppliers of contingent
tangible personal property
Arkansas Supreme Court Holds Rent-to-Own Leases Subject to Short-Term Rental Tax
The Arkansas Supreme Court held that a furniture and electronics retailer’s weekly and semi-monthly rent-to-own leases are subject to the excise tax on short-term – less than 30 days – rentals of tangible personal property. Under the retailer’s rental-purchase agreements, customers select an initial rental term of monthly, semi-monthly, or weekly. At the end of…
California OTA Finds True Object of Elective Ultrasound is the Pictures of the Baby, Not the Service
In a pending precedential decision, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held that the true object of a taxpayer’s prenatal imaging business involving elective 3D and 4D ultrasound services is the sale of images captured on tangible medium such as photos, CDs and DVDs. Thus, receipts from such sales are subject to sales…
Oregon GRT on Personal Information Bill Introduced
On January 11, 2021, H.B. 2392 was introduced in Oregon, which if passed would impose 5% gross receipts tax on the sale of “taxable personal information” of individuals located in the state, which is sold in Oregon. The definition of “personal information” (PI) includes “information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being…



