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September 19, 2017

Booking through Airbnb? There’s a tax for that, says Dept of Revenue

State to collect taxes on online lodging rentals JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Revenue will begin collecting Mississippi sales taxes and local tourism taxes on short-term lodging rentals made through such companies as Airbnb. Kathy Waterbury a spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue, confirmed Monday via email that a new regulation, which will be…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 19, 2017

North PSC Presley: Only 30 percent of state utility spending went to Mississippi firms

PSC’s Presley: Only 30 percent of state utility spending went to Mississippi firms The origin of Public Service Commission’s new “Hire Mississippi” rule is simple. “I drive all over the state, and I was driving by construction sites and kept seeing out-of-state car tags,” Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley said. It frustrated him because he…