Nevada Tax Notes

Nevada Tax Notes by Year

January 2024

New Tax Laws SB277 and AB430, Medical Sales of Cannabis, Penalty and Interest, Consumer Use Tax

October 2023

Department Move Announcement, Tobacco License Renewal, Sales Tax Holiday Nevada National Guard

August 2023

Ask the Advisor, New Taxation Laws, Public Records Requests

April 2023

Asset Sales, Garage Sales, Occasional Sales, and Sales Tax; Vending Machines; Public Records Requests; Tips to Taxpayers; Approved Regulations

January 2023

Federal Income Tax, Consumer Use Tax, Screen Printing, Tips for Taxpayers, Vitamins, Supplements, and Energy Drinks

October 2022

Tobacco license renewals; Nevada National Guard Sales Tax Holiday; Christmas Tree Vendors; Surcharges; Mobile Devices & Activation Fees; Sales Tax Permit Fee Language; Recently Approved Regulations; Tire Tax

July 2022

Purchases of vessels; Sales and trades of vessels; What to do if contacted for an audit; Tax Abatement Program; Adopted Regulations; Tax Evasion; Cannabis and the Department

April 2022

Address changes; Event and Party Planning; Liquor License Renewals; Closing Accounts; Language Access Survey; Charcoal, Briquettes, and Propane Subject to Sales Tax

January 2017

Tax Rate Increases for Washoe and Clark Counties; Technical Bulletins; Recently Adopted Regulations; Retail Marijuana Regulation; "Ask the Advisors" Workshops; Are You Sending Mail to the Wrong Address?; Questions About Commerce Tax?

July 2016

Elko County Tax Rate Increase; Department Launches Updated Nevada Tax Center; Nevada New Markets Tax Credit Program; Vehicle, Watercraft & Aircraft Tax Evasion Program; Technical Bulletins; Updates on Regulations; "Ask the Advisor" Training; and Nevada Commerce Tax Welcome Letter FAQs

January 2016

Clark County Tax Increase; New Payment Processor; Prosthetic Devices; Technical Bulletins; IRS Security Tips; Commerce Tax; Ask the Advisor Class

July 2015

Legislative Summary Changes; Modified Business Tax; Nicotine & Vapor Products; Emergency Regulation; SB 376 Definitions; Technical Bulletins; Ask the Advisor Class; Report Firearms Sales; Cigarette Rolling Machines

October 2014

Website Enhanced to Accept Reporting of Tax Evasion; Alcohol Awareness Training Required in Nevada Counties; Adopted Regulations of the Nevada Tax Commission (R073-13); Notification of Automated Program to Assess Deficiency; Adopted Regulations of the Nevada Tax Commission (R142-13); Adopted Regulations of the Nevada Tax Commission (R142-13); Adopted Regulations of the Nevada Tax Commission (R34-13); Requesting Refund of Sales Tax paid in Error

April 2014 - Amended

Tax Rate Increases; Resale Certificate vs. Sales Tax Permits; Modified Business Tax for Financial Institutions; Technical Bulletins; 2013 Legislations; Tax Return Mailings Discontinued; Deliveries by Nevada Firearms Dealers for Out of State Retailers; Ask the Advisor

October 2013

Technical Bulletins; Bundled Transactions; Tradeshows and Conventions; Veterinarian and Veterinary Supplies; Successor's Liability; Chlorine and Chemicals; Newspapers, Magazines and Other Periodicals; Red Dyed Diesel Fuel; Purchases from out of State Nurseries; Ask the Advisor

July 2013

Salons, Day Spas, Barbers; Government Exemptions; First Renderings; Food Comps; Craft Distilleries; Wholesale Tobacco Price; Modified Business Tax; Additional Bills; Sales Tax Rates; Marijuana Dispensaries; Permit Searches; Tax Evasion Program; Technical Bulletins; Twitter; Spotting Tax Evasion; Comps Vs. Discounts; Ask the Advisor Class

April 2013

Manufacturers; Vehicle Fees; Occasional Sales; How to File MBT Returns; Vehicles for Diplomats; ACH Payment Change; Taxability of Ice; Short Term Lessor Change; Ask the Advisor Class

January 2013

Cell Phone Retailers; Returned Merchandise; Federal Income Tax; What Tax Rate Do I Use; Liens; Denial of Permit; Calculation Errors; Bartering; Cash Versus Accrual; Claiming Bad Dept; Local Government Services; Off Highway Vehicles; Unusual Tax Facts; Correspondence; Ask the Advisors

October 2012

Taxation's New Executive Director; Tax Included in the Sales Price; Manufacturer's Extended Warranty es; What is Use Tax?; Successor's Liability; Modified Business Tax - Financial Institutions (MBT-FI); Business Records Needed for Audit; Penalty for Failure to Maintain Records; Voluntary Disclosures; Estimated Billings; “Ask the Advisors” Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

July 2012

Event and Party Planners; Prepared Food for Immediate Consumption; Bundled Transactions; Florists; Live Entertainment Tax; Contractors and Use of Resale Certificates; Charcoal, Briquettes and Propane; White Pine Tax Rate Increase; Modified Business Tax Billing Letters; Payment Plans for Tax Debt; Responsible Person Determination; Offers in Compromise; Penalty and Interest Waiver; Closing your Sellers Permit; "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

April 2012

Department of Taxation Call Center; Liquor License Renewals; Alcohol Awareness Training; Annual Update to Short Term Lessor Fees; Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverages; Construction Contract vs. Retail Sale; Charcoal, Briquettes and Propane; Chlorine and Chemicals; Plants, Seeds, Fruit Trees and Berry Vines; Vehicle, Watercraft and Aircraft Tax Evasion Program; Government Sales and Use Tax Exemptions; Resale Certificates vs. Sales Tax Permits; Trappers and Fur Traders; Closing Your Account "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

January 2012

Department of Taxation Call Center; Return Must Be Filed For Each Reporting Period; NevadaTax Online Filing Return and Payment Confirmation Numbers; Federal Income Tax; Sales Tax is Held in Trust for the State; Hazardous Waste Disposal Fees; Animal Feed; Printing is Not a Service; Personal Chefs; Taxability of Dietary Supplements and Energy Drinks; Motor Vehicle Sales to Military Personnel; Leasing and SubLeasing; Closing Your Account "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

October 2011

Taxation's New Executive Director; Drop Shipments; When is a Comp not a Comp?; Christmas Tree Vendors; Taxable Delivery Charges; Aircraft Dealers - Sales for Out of State Use; Gift Baskets Containing Beer, Wine, or Other Alcohol; Resale Certificates vs. Sales Tax Permits; Going Paperless with Tax Returns; Attending or Promoting a One-Time Event, Tradeshow or Convention; Administrative Hearings Information Available on Website; Photographers; We All Owe It - Use Tax; Communicating By Mail with the Department; "Barter"; Advisory for Filing Tax Returns; "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

July 2011

Modified Business Tax Rate Change; Interest Rate Decrease; Trade-Ins; Tax Exemption Cards Issued by the US Dept of State; Alcohol Awareness Training Required in some Nevada Counties; Short Term Lessor Fees Update; IRS - Tax Exempt Status Lost for MBT; Notice to Off-Highway Vehicle Dealers; Tips, Tokes, Gratuities or Stipend; Registering Online with NevadaTax; Credit Notices; Advisory for Filing Tax Returns; Federal Income Tax; Communicating by Mail with the Department; "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

April 2011

Publishers of Newspapers and Other Periodicals Reminder; Cash vs. Accrual; Non-Alcholic Malt Beverages; Wedding Chapels; Barter of Tangible Personal Property; Alcohol Awareness Training Required in Some Nevada Counties; Federal Income Tax; Construction Contract vs. Retail Sale; Plants, Seeds, Fruit Trees and Berry Vines; Vehicle, Watercraft and Aircraft Tax Evasion Program; Charcoal, Briquettes and Propane; Chlorine and Chemicals; Going Paperless With Tax Returns; Communicationg By Mail With the Department; Advisory for Filing Tax Returns; "Ask the Advisors" Traing Workshops; Holiday Closures

January 2011

New Minimum Sales Tax Security Deposits; Penalty for Negligence; Cigarette Brands DeListed from the Nevada Tobacco Directory; Fabrication Labor, Alterations, Engraving and Embroidering; Window Tinting - Clarification of Prior Articles; Communicating by Mail with the Department; Federal Income Tax; What is Use Tax?; Going Paperless with Tax Returns; Governmental Sales/Use Tax Exemptions; Advisory for Filing Tax Returns; Aircraft and Major Components of Aircraft; Sales Tax Held in Trust for the State; Annual Sales Tax Filing; Closing your Account; "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

October 2010

Convenience Stores, Supermarkets, Grocery Stores, Doctors & Gyms - Be Aware of Taxability of Dietary Supplements & Energy Drinks; Christmas Tree Vendors; Wood, Charcoal, Briquettes and Propane; Claiming Credit; Attending or Promoting a One-Time Event, Tradeshow or Convention; Important - Submit Accurate Tax Returns; Confidentiality of Department Records; Advisory for Filing Tax Returns; Communicating By Mail with the Department; Unlawful Advertising: Payment of Sales Tax by Retailer; Sales Tax Permits Must Be Displayed; Register to File Online with Nevada Tax; "Ask the Advisors" Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

July 2010

Department of Taxation Amnesty Program 2010; Elko Field office Closed; Correction re Fire Safe Cigarette Requirements Effective 6/3/2010; Carolina Tobacco Cigarette brands Delisted from NV Tobacco Directory; Affidavits and Drive-Away permits for Non-Residents; I Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay My Taxes; Government Contracts; Credit Notices; Advisory for Filing Returns; Tips, Tokes, Gratuities or Stipend; Window Tinting; Gift baskets containing Beer, Wine or Other Alcohol; Prepared food intended for Immediate Consumption is Taxable; “Substantial Use” and Use Tax; Fabrication Labor, Alterations, Engraving and Embroidering; Vehicle, Watercraft and Aircraft Tax Evasion Program; Reno has new phone numbers; New Taxation Call Center; Going paperless with Tax Returns; Communicating by Mail with the Department; “Ask the Advisors” Training Workshops; Holiday Closures

April 2010

Elko Field Office to Close; Reno District Office has New Phone Numbers; Nevada Supreme Court Update – Complimentary Meals for Consideration; Federal Income Tax; General Tobacco Cigarette Brands Delisted from Nevada Tobacco Directory; Nevada Joins the Coalition with Passage of Fire Safe Cigarette Requirements; Senate Bill No. 5 – Removed Expiration Date from NRS 377A.030; New Taxation Call Center; Alcohol Awareness Training Required; Modified Business Tax – General Business is an Entity Based Return; Charcoal, Briquettes and Propane; Chlorine and Chemicals; Plants, Seeds, Fruit Trees and Berry Vines; Vehicle, Watercraft and Aircraft Tax Evasion Program; Audit Estimates; “Barter”; Going Paperless with Tax Returns: Secretary of State Administering State Business License; Advisory for Filing Returns; Communicating by Mail with the Department; “Ask the Advisors” Training Workshops; Holiday Closures.

January 2010

New Taxation Call Center; Modified Business Tax – General Business/New Tiered Rate Eff. 7/1/09; Domestic Fuels; Retail Tobacco License Requirement; We All Owe It – Use Tax; Exemptions for Foreign Diplomats; Leasing and Subleasing; Clarification of Charges for Freight; Overview of How Sales/Use Tax Revenues are Distributed; What is a Department of Taxation ‘TID’ Number; Registering to File Online with NevadaTax; Secretary of State Administering the State Business License; Claiming a Credit on Your Account; Advisory for Filing Returns; Claiming a Credit for Bad Debts; Going Paperless With Tax Returns; ‘Ask the Advisors’ Training Workshops; Holiday Closures.