Jackson County 'Use Tax' Coming Soon As Politicos Dread Public Push Back

Here's the most important part of this story . . .

JACKSON COUNTY EXEC FRANK WHITE REALIZES THE VOTERS HAVE REACHED THEIR LIMIT AMID RAPIDLY RISING TAXES!!!

Check the link/story for his comments . . . In the meantime, here's the important part about the use tax deets . . .

Jackson County voters will find a question about a local use tax on the Nov. 7 ballot.

A use tax is similar to a sales tax. Simply, while the latter is imposed on retail sales and services, a use tax is applied when residents purchase goods and services from sellers outside the state.

That can mean purchases bought online, over the phone, through a catalog or via mail-order supply, according to the state. It doesn't apply if a Missouri resident buys from a Missouri-based retailer online. Missouri already has a 4.2% use tax statewide.

If approved, the Jackson County use tax would be the same as the total local sales tax rate. If the local sales tax were increased or decreased, the local use tax would also change.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Jackson County puts online sales tax on November ballot

Jackson County ballot question says use tax would finance road, bridge construction and renovations, repairs to county courthouses, help homeless