Finding The Sales Tax Balance
In a recent move to find the sales tax balance, Colorado House and Senate approved a bill aimed at repealing certain quantified sections of “…House Bill 10-1192 regarding the state sales and use tax of...
View ArticleJoining the Throng—California Gov. Signs Amazon Law
Well, seven out of 50 might not be a throng but the trend is moving toward a more collective decision about taxing Internet commerce among the states. According to the Los Angeles Times, Governor Brown...
View ArticleAmazon’s *%$! List and The Rest of the Story
If you are a state considering a nexus redefinition in your laws in order to be able to require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes, you might be on Amazon’s “watch” list. However, the...
View ArticleLots of Bedfellows in State Tax Issues
Litigation is back in vogue. The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is rumored to be willing to sue the state of Tennessee should the state decide to approve giving Amazon a free ride from...
View ArticleHow Americans are Responding to Raising State Sales Tax Rates
On next year’s November ballot, residents of South Dakota will vote on increasing the state’s sales tax rate from 4 to 5%, with the estimated $180 million generated in revenue fully dedicated to...
View Article12 Sales Tax Tips for Small Businesses: #2, Mandatory E-filing
Check if you will be required to pay your returns electronically this new year. Our second sales tax tip for 2012 involves e-filing (all 12 for 12 tips). Each state decides which payment options it...
View ArticleSales Tax This Week: Facebook, Amnesty and Rate Changes
This week Virginia signs a tax law that Facebook really “likes;” Rhode Island gets a tax amnesty program; and Alabama announces a sales tax holiday. Plus, Colorado sales tax rate changes. [View...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Online Sales Tax, Holidays and Audits
This week we examine major sales tax trends that are shaping our economy right now. Plus, we show which states have sales tax holidays, and give you big updates for Colorado and California. All this...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Amazon Sales Tax, Hurricane Isaac and Tax Penalties
This week Amazon started collecting sales tax in California—get a sample of the tweet-storm that ensued. Plus, Louisiana offers tax extensions for victims of Hurricane Isaac; Oklahoma gets tough on tax...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Post-election State Tax Laws
The election is over. And after hugging it out with your political opponents on Facebook, you are free to look more closely at the implications for your business. To assist you in this complex...
View Article17 Craziest Sales Tax Facts [Tweetable]
State law can get downright kooky. Yet even when laws address complex and seemingly quirky issues, like gift basket taxability based on the percentage of bulk food they hold, businesses still have to...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: International Taxes
A single country’s sales tax laws can be difficult enough to navigate (the U.S. has over 8,000 taxing jurisdictions alone). Businesses engaged in international commerce face a whole other dimension of...
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Weekly Roundup: Sales Tax and Small Businesses
Would new sales tax requirements harm small and mid-size businesses? Small and mid-size companies are vital to the U.S. economy in terms of employment and growth in GDP. According to some, these are...
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Weekly Roundup: Spotlight on Alabama
This week Alabama announced two changes to its sales tax code, illustrating exactly why sales tax obligations can be so labyrinthine for businesses to navigate. First, Alabama is going to discontinue...
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Weekly Roundup: States Get Ready for Internet Sales Tax
The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (MFA) awaits consideration in the House, but that hasn’t prevented some states from amending their tax codes so they can take advantage of MFA if it becomes law....
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Weekly Roundup: Tax Burdens, Reforms, and Sins
Sales tax impacts just about everything: digital goods, services, dog food, and even sins. It’s collected most everywhere in the country–except for that handful of outlier tax-free states. And it’s...
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Weekly Roundup: Lawsuits, Zappers and ATVs
Have you ever been sued over a few pennies of sales tax? Charged tax on the purchase of recreational marijuana? Has anyone ever stopped you and asked if you paid sales tax on that nifty ATV you’re...
View ArticleWill’s Whiteboard: Sales Tax on Marijuana – How to Tax New Products
When introducing a new product to market, retailers are likely more concerned with supply and demand than how the new item will be taxed. Yet profits from a new product can evaporate if a business...
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Weekly Roundup: Bitcoins and Amazon Taxes
Bitcoins and Amazon taxes headline sales tax news this week. The Digital currency, Bitcoin, is being legitimized in Germany and investigated in the United States. The theory seems to be that if it’s...
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Colorado Amazon Tax Law Back in Effect
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has re-energized Colorado’s unique “Amazon Law,” an attempt to enforce tax-reporting requirements on vendors. The law, passed in 2010 but long frozen in a legal...
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