California dispensaries get tax payment change notices as industry tax bill balloons
The California cannabis industry is increasingly underwater with its tax bills to the state, and it appears that the primary tax authority wants to ensure more effective collections. According to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the state industry’s total outstanding tax tab neared $1.3 billion as of Oct. 31. The figure represents […]
Court: Missouri’s double-tax practice on cannabis unconstitutional
Local governments in Missouri can add a 3% local tax on cannabis products to state sales tariffs, but the law forbids cities and counties to “stack” local levies on top of one another. That’s the “unambiguous” language in the state constitution, according to a Missouri Court of Appeals decision that’s set to cut retail taxes […]