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County staff to ask city to explain sales taxes appearing on AT&T and water bills; one invoice to be voided and reissued
Summary
Coffey County staff flagged city sales taxes appearing on several utility and service invoices, discussed which accounts should be taxed, and said Jessica will void and reissue an invoice the city charged in error.
County staff raised questions during the meeting about city sales taxes appearing on bills for services the county pays, including an AT&T invoice and water charges for county facilities.
A staff member asked whether the county, as a governmental entity, should be charged city sales taxes for services such as AT&T telephone service and water, and said staff would call the city to request clarification. The staff member described one courthouse bill that showed a city tax and said the county planned to contact the city to determine whether the charge was appropriate.
"I had a question on AT and T. And the charges several places they list county taxes... do you have to pay as government or entity when you pay taxes? For AT and T?" a staff member asked at the meeting. Later, staff reported that Jessica had started contacting the city to resolve instances where the county had been charged city sales tax.
By a later point in the meeting, staff reported a corrective action. "Jamie in Lucknow. So on that one, Jessica says that she's gonna remove the taxes on it, and Jessica's gonna void it and reissue it, on Monday," staff reported. Staff said Jessica was on the phone with the city while they checked records and that some invoices did show city tax lines that staff believed should not apply to county accounts.
The transcript did not include the city's response or a determination of whether all similar charges would be refunded or adjusted. Staff said they would continue checking invoices and contacting the city where appropriate.
