Sales Tax Reform (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-08-03
Duration: 00:05:08
Subjects: SALES TAX | Tax reform | Taxes | Scott, Robert Travis | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc.
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Spires, Kelly Producer
- Scott, Robert Travis Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 3, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kelly Spires’ interview with Robert Travis Scott, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR). He discusses: the unintentional suspension of sales tax-free weekends by the Legislature; the high number of sales tax exemptions; the problems with the state’s decentralized collection system; and the impact of the United States Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision on Internet sales tax. Host: Andre Moreau