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 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...

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,"...

The Supreme Court decision known as Wayfair allowed states to force online sellers to collect and file sales taxes, even if they have no physical presence in the state. It's been a rocky road for some states, but Pennsylvania is feeling pretty good...

Arkansas will begin requiring remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax on July 1st. Before that date, remote sellers will need to register. Arkansas is part of the Streamlined Sales Tax Registration System. That means that you can register for...

Colorado has had some challenges as the legislature tries to work out the details of sales tax for remote sellers. They actually had to back off and reschedule their changes. As of June 1, 2019, however, remote sellers with revenue from Colorado of...

Ever since the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision made it possible for states to collect sales tax from sellers with no physical nexus in their states, there has been concern that states would go after retroactive tax collection. Now California has become...

A Texas academic recently claimed that remote sellers complying with sales tax regulations in Texas would pay "about a penny" per transaction. That's crazy talk. If your company needs to comply with sales tax regulations in multiple states across the...

The University of Texas at Austin has published an objection to the planned threshold for Texas remote seller sales tax collection.
While many states have set the bar at $100,000 or $200,000 in revenue per year, Texas will only require remote sel…