On August 26, 2024, 69-year-old Ray A. Sims, Jr. of Hattiesburg entered a plea of guilty on two counts of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Lamar County Circuit Judge Brad Touchstone.
On August 13, 2024, Jared Frank Cannon, 46, of Ocean Springs, MS, was indicted by a Jackson County Grand Jury on charges of tax evasion (MS Code 27-3-79) for tax years 2017-2022.
On May 7, 2024, David M. Sanford, 58, of Laurel, MS, entered a plea of guilty to one count of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Jones County Circuit Judge Dal Williamson.
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is accepting RFPs on the design and construction of the State’s new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) distribution center. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. To submit an RFP and learn more, please go to the DFA website here.
Senate Bill 2470 (2024 Regular Session) extended the holiday a day and moved it to the second Friday in July.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-65-111(ab) provides a sales tax holiday in the State of Mississippi. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when sales taxes are not collected or paid on purchases of specific products and/or services.
The Mississippi Department of Revenue will begin accepting Applications for Charitable Credit Allocations for calendar year 2024 on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CST.
Applications must be submitted online. You can access the application by clicking here and selecting the “Apply for a Charitable Contribution Credit” link under the Apply Online section.
For the Notice regarding changes for the 2024 Application process, click here.
The Department has posted a Notice regarding the 2024 calendar year application.
New information regarding dispensary reporting requirements to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy has been added under the Licensee tab.
The Department has issued guidance regarding The Children's Promise Act and the Pregnancy Resource Act for 2023 which can be found here.