The 2025 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31. During this timeframe sales tax will not apply on the sale of firearms, ammunition and certain hunting supplies as outlined in the Official Guide.
>> View the Official Guide HERE.
MS House Bill 916 of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session requires every manufacturer of an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) product that is sold for retail or for sale to a consumer in Mississippi to complete a product certification for these items. The Mississippi ENDS Directory shall be published and available on the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s website at www.dor.ms.gov on October 1, 2025. Monthly updates shall be made available in the same manner.
MS House Bill 916 of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session requires every manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in Mississippi to complete a product certification form for these products. The Mississippi Cigarette Directory shall be published and available on the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s website at www.dor.ms.gov on October 1, 2025. Monthly updates shall be made available in the same manner.
Due to maintenance, the Bolton Building which houses the Gulf Coast office of MDOR will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, December 23, 2024. It is anticipated to be reopened Thursday, December 26, 2024, based on completion of the building maintenance. Please call (228) 436-0554 to check that the office has re-opened. Taxpayers may also visit the Hattiesburg District office at 17 JM Tatum Industrial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS for service, or visit TAP at https://tap.dor.ms.gov for online assistance.
The Department of Revenue has created a new way for taxpayers to submit Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDA). Taxpayers who wish to enter the VDA program can now email their request to vdaprogram@dor.ms.gov.
MCCOMB, Miss. – On September 16, 2024, Lashotta Smothers, 40, of McComb, was indicted by a Pike County Grand Jury on charges of fraudulent statements and representations (MS Code 97-7-10) and Computer Fraud (MS Code 97-45-3) for fraudulent tax returns she filed for tax years 2021-2023.
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.