In the nearly four years since the South Dakota vs. Wayfair decision, economic nexus laws have swept through the United States. Every state with a sales tax has passed an economic nexus law. With these changes, companies selling products or services in multiple states are much more likely to be required to charge and remit […]
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Tax Automation Process Tax Links for Avalara
Are you confident your business is sales tax compliant? After the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the state in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., it’s not uncommon for tax compliance to come into question. Our partner, Avalara, provides a cloud-based application that includes functionality to accurately calculate various types of […]
Taking Advantage of Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Jeff Stanton with Avalara. Although the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement was established in 2000 and now has 24 member states, many businesses still don’t understand what it is or how it could improve their sales tax compliance efficiency. It’s worth exploring: If you qualify as a volunteer […]
How Many Ways Can a State Tax a Remote Seller?
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. There’s been a lot of focus in recent months about economic nexus, but there are many ways for a state to tax a remote sale. Economic nexus is the preferred method du jour because of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018). In Wayfair, […]
2019 – the year of marketplace facilitator sales tax
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Approximately 13 states already hold at least some marketplace facilitators or providers liable for the tax on third-party sales. By this time next year, there’s a good chance every state with a general sales tax will do the same. After Amazon started collecting and remitting […]
What’s the fate of incentives for voluntary sales tax collection?
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Will incentives for voluntary sales tax collection go the way of the dodo bird? To encourage voluntarily collection, some states provide perks to remote retailers that volunteer to collect and remit sales tax. Are such incentives still needed now that states have been granted the […]
2019 Sales Tax Changes [Webinar]
For anyone that deals with sales and use tax, this is the most important presentation to attend this year. It’s time to get prepared for the major tax changes taking effect across the United States. Our partner, Avalara, is bringing in U.S. tax policy expert and former executive director of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing […]
How 2018’s Sales Can Affect 2019’s Sales Tax Compliance
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. In addition to the usual end-of-year activities, businesses of all sizes need to consider something new this year: The effects of 2018 on sales tax compliance in 2019. New sales tax requirements for remote sellers are coming online in numerous states since the June 2018 […]
Making Sense of Colorado’s New Sales Tax Requirements for In-state and Out-of-state Sellers
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Approximately 20 states have started requiring remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax since June 21, 2018, when the Supreme Court of the United States removed the physical presence rule that long prevented states from taxing remote sales. Eight more states will do the […]
Mushrooming Marketplace Sales Tax Laws and their Impact on Small Sellers
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Small businesses that sell through online marketplaces may qualify for a small seller exception under state economic nexus laws, but that doesn’t mean they’re always off the hook for sales tax. In the nearly 30 states with economic nexus policies, retailers with no physical presence […]
Why Businesses Should Pay Attention to Nexus Monday
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Ten states started requiring out-of-state sellers to collect and remit sales tax on October 1, 2018, a day that may go down in sales tax history as “Nexus Monday,” Sales tax nexus is the connection between a business and a state that enables a state […]
Rhode Island Brings Sales Tax Law into 21st Century
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Gail Cole with Avalara. Variable in all states, sales tax laws can appear mercurial at times. Washington state’s on-again, off-again taxes on candy and bottled water, for example, could make a person’s head spin. Yet tax laws can also seem horribly rooted in the past, as is often the […]