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Bill would revamp tourism marketing, funding

Clay Chandler — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:15:19 +0000

Lawmakers will hash out their differences on a bill that would revamp how the state markets itself as a tourist destination, and how those activities are funded. Senate Bill 2565 would establish the Mississippi Tourism Advisory Board that would serve to help the Mississippi Development Authority develop strategies for advertising and marketing the state’s tourism [...]

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Mississippi stops slide in casino revenues – sort of

Frank Brown — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:54 +0000

Mississippi casinos have halted their four-year slide in annual gross gaming revenues — or have they? In records released recently by the Mississippi Department of Revenue, gaming revenue in 2012 showed an increase of $12 million over 2011. That stopped a streak of four consecutive years where gaming revenues dropped by an average of about [...]

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Competition for DOR lease carries big build-out costs, quick prep mandate

Ted Carter — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:01:52 +0000

The building owner who wins the upcoming competition to lease 175,000 square feet to the Mississippi Department of Revenue must be willing to spend tens of millions of dollars to ready the building. And the owner must also be willing to move quickly to have the building ready for the DOR to move into by [...]

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The down low on use taxes

Contributing Columnist — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:01:39 +0000

Internet purchases often escape sales taxes. Following the 1992 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Quill Corporation v. North Dakota, it is settled law that if a retailer does not have a physical presence in a state, it has no duty to collect a sales tax on items shipped to a purchaser in [...]

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Landmark Center, South Pointe top candidates in DOR search

Ted Carter — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:56 +0000

A tug-of-war between two major office properties could occur in the 2013 legislative session as the Landmark Center and South Pointe vie to become the new headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Both buildings will lose major tenants in the next few months and look to rebound by securing a long-term lease for several [...]

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Sales tax group offers rundown of simplified collection procedures

Clay Chandler — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:09 +0000

One of the study groups Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann assembles annually to kick around business law reform ideas recently got the ins and outs of sales tax simplification procedures, including the mechanisms behind collecting sales taxes charged by out-of-state retailers. Two bills are circulating through Congress that would give states the authority to collect [...]

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Supreme court sides with Department of Revenue in tax dispute with AT&T

Clay Chandler — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:01:58 +0000

A dispute that started between AT&T Mississippi and the state’s tax collection agency has lasted long enough that one of the entities has undergone a name change. Even with a Sept. 6 ruling from the Mississippi Supreme Court, it still might not be over. What began with an audit of the company’s finances in 1997 [...]

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With DOR headquarters in limbo, state site on Lakeland may get look

Ted Carter — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:01:45 +0000

With downtown Jackson’s Landmark Center sunk as the future home of Mississippi Department of Revenue, a state-owned parcel north of Smith-Wills Stadium on Lakeland Drive could be atop the list of new options. The 7-acre parcel won top ranking in a site-selection study done last year by national real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. The [...]

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Read April 23 issue of the MBJ

MBJ Staff — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:59:26 +0000

>> MDA salary already competitive Bryant signs bill that allows for uncapped incentives for next MDA chief— By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DOR HQ No likelihood this session of securing the move of Department of Revenue into Jackson — by Ted Carter >> “DISAPPOINTED” DOR STILL LOOKING FOR NEW HOME [...]

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State casino revenue drops $6 million in September

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:06:46 +0000

September was a down month at Coast casinos. The year started with slow but steady growth. Revenue increased in five of the first seven months, and despite slipping in August and September, remains $5.8 million ahead of last year’s pace. August’s $10 million drop in gross casino revenue was followed by a $6 million decrease [...]

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