Louisiana’s Surprise Sales Tax Decision
With the Supreme Court's recent Wayfair decision, giving states the right to require out of state sellers to collect sales tax, a lot of complicated questions have come up. One of the thorniest is the position of online marketplaces like Etsy, eBay, and...
Is It Time for a Sales Tax Software Change?
This is the time of year to review your sales tax software and decide whether to make changes for the coming year. Here are some signs that you need a change:Things have changed for your business. Maybe you have multiple states to consider, where you've...
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...