Tax News

CCH (cch.taxgroup.com) reports:

The Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Governing Board resolved one of its two most enduring controversies, the treatment of digital products, but failed to reach agreement on the other, an alternative to the current sourcing provisions, during its meeting in Kansas City, Kansas, September 19-20, 2007. The meeting also saw the admission of two more states to full membership and leadership changes in the key constituent organizations. Kansas Secretary of Revenue Joan Wagnon is the incoming President of the Governing Board and the Council on State Taxation's Stephen Kranz is the new President of the Business Advisory Council (BAC).
With her term coming to an end, Diane Hardt, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, stepped down as chair of the State and Local Advisory Council (SLAC). Wagnon will appoint her successor. Hardt, who also co-chaired the SLAC's predecessor, the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), from its inception over seven years ago, said the group had "set an example" for similar efforts in state government and urged participants to "keep an eye on the big picture" as they continue their work. She will continue to be involved in the SLAC and the Board as a delegate from Wisconsin.