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Header Trailers – The Sales Tax and Licensing Saga Continues

[Author: Mark Othmer, Nebraska Field Director, 2016 | Keywords: Sales Tax, Header Trailers] I’ve had lengthy discussions with a number of dealers over the last several months about header trailers and whether you should collect sales tax at the time of sale or fill out a Form 6 and send the customer to the local county courthouse to get a title, registration and license (while having the local county authorities decide the sales tax issue). It is safe for me to say that not every county assessor and treasurer will come to the same conclusion on this issue, making it a… Read More »

Q & A: Nebraska’s Ag Exemption of Repair & Replacement Parts

[Author: Mark Othmer, Nebraska Field Director, 2014 | Keywords: Nebraska Legislation, Ag Exemption, Parts] On October 1, 2014 the ag sales tax exemption for repair and replacement parts in Nebraska went into effect. While I had hoped that we would receive some guidance from the Nebraska Department of Revenue before this tax change took effect, unfortunately it did not happen. Any time there is change a great deal of apprehension and confusion generally comes up during the early stages. The new sales tax exemption is no exception. I have received a steady stream of phone calls and e-mails from members asking very… Read More »

Nebraska Makes Run for Border for Taxes

[Source: John Taylor, Omaha World-Herald, 2002; R-2013 | Keywords: Nebraska Legislation, Sales Tax] Some Nebraska industrial-equipment dealers have found themselves caught in the middle of a sales-tax problem involving the sale of their products to governmental entities in other states. Andrew Goodman, executive vice president of the Des Moines-based Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, says “it’s not a monster issue,” but one that his organization would like to see resolved by the Nebraska Legislature. The issue is this: The Nebraska Department of Revenue recently has been asking Nebraska companies that sold equipment to governmental entities in Iowa – and perhaps other Midlands states… Read More »