Mississippi will follow the additional federal extended due date of January 3, 2022, to file certain
income tax returns for victims of Hurricane Ida. Individuals that reside or have a business in
Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pearl River, Pike, Simpson, Walthall, Wayne, and Wilkinson
counties qualify for the extension.
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Mississippi will follow the federal extended due date of November 1, 2021 to file certain income tax returns for victims of Hurricane Ida.
2020 Hurricane Ida Filing Extension.
Effective immediately, Mississippi law no longer requires taxpayers to submit accelerated payments for sales, use and withholding tax.
The Sardis Tourism Tax is no longer in effect as of July 1, 2021.
The Byhalia Tourism, Parks and Recreation Tax is no longer in effect as of July 1, 2021.
Effective March 16, 2021, the 25-year settling agreement between the State of Mississippi and Liggett and Myers Inc. has expired. The NSM Fee of $1.76 for each NSM cigarette will now be due on all cigarettes received from Liggett & Myers, Inc.
72-21-02 Notice to Tobacco Wholesalers Regarding Settling Manufacturers
The notice has been update to include language that will allow professional loggers to use the affidavit to receive the reduced rate.
House Bill 1088, as passed by the 2020 Mississippi Legislature, authorizes individuals to purchase wine from a winery and have the wine shipped directly to a permitted package store. Each person is limited to no more than ten (10) cases of wine per year. This bill does not allow purchases of wine from out of state package stores or other online retailers.
Mississippi Sales Tax will no longer be due on the sale of food through third-party delivery services where the delivery service allows customers to order food to be delivered from a restaurant of the customer's choosing and pay for the food through the delivery service's app or website.
Notice 72-20-09 Food Delivery Services
House Bill 379 of the 2020 Regular Session creates the Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020. This act defines a marketplace facilitator as any person who facilitates a retail sales by a seller by:
(i) Listing or advertising for sale by the retailer in any forum, tangible personal property, services or digital goods that are subject to tax under Mississippi sales tax law; and
(ii) Either directly or indirectly through agreements or arrangements with third parties collecting payment from the customer and transmitting that payment to the retailer regardless of whether the marketplace provider receives compensation or other consideration in exchange for its service.
House Bill 379 additionally provides that sales facilitated by third party food delivery services that deliver food from an unrelated restaurant to a customer are not considered retail sales. These third party food delivery services should pay sales tax to the restaurant on the cost of the food purchased from the restaurant and not charge the customer sales tax on the delivery. For additional information, please see the following link:
72-20-04 MARKETPLACE FACILITATORS