by taxnick on July 1, 2011
New laws that go into effect today spell good news for local wineries but leave liquor stores and bars worried about losing business.
The laws, passed earlier this year by the Maryland General Assembly, will raise the state’s liquor tax by 50 percent and legalize direct shipping of wine.
Under the new tax law, alcohol purchases will [...]
by taxnick on May 19, 2011
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the first tax increase on alcohol in more than a generation into law Thursday, one of more than 200 bills he approved at a ceremony in Annapolis.
Come July 1, the sales tax on alcohol will rise to 9 percent from 6 percent, a move that legislative analysts say will generate about [...]
by taxnick on December 8, 2008
The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association wants to raise the state’s beer and liquor taxes — something that hasn’t happened in nearly 40 years — to pay for more prosecutors.
Wisconsin’s beer tax, third lowest in the nation, hasn’t gone up since 1969. The liquor tax, which is among the lowest nationwide, hasn’t increased since 1981 other [...]