Utility taxes are taxes paid to public service businesses, including those that engage in transportation, communication, and the supply of water, energy, and natural gas. Such utility taxes tend to be governed by state laws and thus vary by state.
Tax Analysts publishes news, analysis, and commentary on the many issues regarding utility tax matters throughout the United States. Some of the utility tax news Tax Analysts covers includes legislation proposed by lawmakers to decrease utility taxes, or to allow utility taxes to be exempt or deducted on tax returns.
In some cases, states consider exempting utility taxes as an incentive to get businesses to locate within their borders. For example, Tax Analysts has covered Utah’s proposal to exempt utility taxes for the National Security Administration data center.
Tax Analysts also provides coverage on legal challenges related to utility taxes. Tax Analysts has also worked to ensure transparency regarding state court opinions in Cost Management Services Inc. v. City of Lakewood et al., which involved a public utility tax.
Tax Analysts also covers utility taxes on telecommunications, offering a variety of state and international news coverage. In addition to its news coverage, Tax Analysts has also published in-depth analyses on telecommunications utility taxes.
Some of the documents Tax Analysts has included in its products feature reports by state governments regarding proposed or existing utility tax laws or court documents regarding challenges against the imposition of utility taxes.
These and other topics related to utility taxes are addressed in the documents, news stories, and commentaries Tax Analysts publishes.
