Sales Tax Reporting Software
Sales tax reporting has always been a big job. Since the Supreme Court handed down the Wayfair decision that overturned Quill, states can compel your company to collect and remit sales tax even if you don't have a physical presence in their state. Every...
5 Reasons to Outsource Sales Tax Compliance
Wayfair is still making waves The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Quill in 2018 rocked the world of sales tax. The ruling redefined “nexus” and revamped online sales tax collection laws in most states. While the ruling resulted in big, immediate...
Alaska’s Special Sales Tax Situation
The Supreme Court decided in 2018 that states can requite remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax even when they don't have a physical presence in the state. Using "economic nexus," states can take their cut when manufacturers, retailers, and...
Florida Includes Retail Lobbyists in Online Sales Tax Law Decisions
16 states started requiring sales tax compliance from online sellers this month. Florida is not one of them. In fact, Florida's attempt earlier this year to implement a new sales tax law failed. The Florida legislature plans to try again. At the moment,...
Remote Online Sales Tax Thresholds
When the Supreme Court ruled that states have a right to make out of state sellers collect sales tax, one of the things that made them comfortable with the South Dakota law was its threshold. South Dakota said that remote sellers would have to collect...
Online Sales Tax Disappoints
States were understandably excited when the Supreme Court decided to allow them to force sales tax compliance for remote sellers. The National Conference of State Legislatures said that states were leaving a lot of money on the table -- the taxes on...
What’s in a Phrase?
Sales tax compliance is complicated -- and sometimes it's a matter of definition. For example, bags of Twix bars sold in the cookie aisle in some states are not considered candy, while the same Twix bars sold individually with candy bars at the register...
Sales Tax Holidays: Good or Bad?
Sales tax holidays in 16 states are bringing Back to School shoppers to malls and Big Box stores. And it's not just Back to School, with savings on clothing and supplies. Other states have small business tax specials, sales tax free purchases for the...
How Post-Wayfair Sales Tax Laws Affect eBay
Devin Wenig, CEO of eBay, says his concerns about the new, post-Wayfair sales tax situation have turned out to be all too true. “One emerging challenge for our small business sellers in the US is the rapidly evolving landscape for internet sales tax,"...