QuickBooks Sales Tax Rate and Rule Updates April 1, 2025
Thank you for using QuickBooks Sales Tax. Each month states make changes to rates and rules. To keep you ahead of these changes we have put together the following summary of rate and rule changes that will occur in QuickBooks Sales Tax this month and may affect your business transactions. Knowing these changes will eliminate surprises to you or your clients. You can use our free sales tax calculator anytime to find rates for any US address.
Sales Tax Return filing beta in North Carolina:
Did you know that Intuit recently introduced a sales tax filing beta in North Carolina? Participating in the free beta program to experience a simple and automated experience to file your sales tax in NC is easy. Just log into your QuickBooks and load your Sales Tax center, then if you qualify, you will see prompts to follow and a few simple steps. As a beta tester, your feedback will be valuable to us and we will take your suggestions into consideration in our future releases. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to try our new sales tax filing feature in North Carolina as you stay on top of your tax compliance.
Releasing in April –
Prepare, file and pay sales tax in Iowa & Minnesota to all eligible customers.
Coming soon
Sales tax return beta testing in New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia. If you haven’t already done so, e-mail [email protected] if you would like us to e-mail you when that beta is live.
RATE UPDATES
Alaska (Ketchikan City, Seldovia, Sitka, Skagway, Whittier)
Arizona (Prescott)
Arkansas
California
Colorado (Woodland Park)
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Tennessee
On February 1, 2025, the state of Tennessee introduced a 0.5% Local Transit Surcharge onto the local tax rate in Davidson County. Tennessee has updated their official rate and boundary files to include new Sales Tax Jurisdiction codes for this change so that it will now be part of the standard tax calculation in this area, as well as appear distinctly on your sales tax liability report for filing. More information may be found here.
The new STJ codes have been added to the second Special Tax District Code set of fields for each address record inside Davidson County. This means Goodlettsville and Ridgetop now have 2 STJ codes for the local tax portion.
SALES TAX HOLIDAYS
Missouri
Missouri is holding its annual Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday from April 19 through April 25. During this time, retail sales of qualified ENERGY STAR certified new appliances, up to $1,500 per item, are exempt from sales tax. All impacted tax categories will be exempt under the threshold during this holiday period. More information may be found here.
Texas
Texas will hold its annual Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday from April 26 through April 28. During this holiday certain specified emergency preparation supplies are tax free. More information can be found on the Texas Comptroller website. All impacted tax categories will be exempt under the relevant thresholds during the holiday.
NEW TAX CATEGORIES
coming soon
SALES TAX NEWS
Arizona
The Waste Tire Fee is required to be collected by sellers of new motor vehicle tires in Arizona. Effective April 1, 2025 the waste tire fee is 2% of the retail price of the tire, up to a maximum of $4.66 per tire. The fee for new vehicles (where the price of the tire is not listed separately on the invoice) is $2.33 per tire. The fee for periods on and before March 31, 2025 has been 2% of the retail price of the tire, up to a maximum of $2.00 per tire with the fee for new vehicles (where the price of the tire is not listed separately on the invoice) being $1.00 per tire.
Please note that these are the changes that have been released by the states as of the date posted and there is a possibility other small changes could be enacted late or retroactively by the states.
