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The Wayfair Decision and Online Sales Tax On June 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court ruled a state may collect sales tax from taxpayers located outside the state if they are selling to state residents and there is a sufficient Continue reading Montana – Response to US Supreme Court Ruling on Wayfair
June 26, 2018 Salem, OR—Oregon employees will see a new tax withholding on paystubs received after July 1. Oregon’s statewide transit tax is one-tenth of one percent (.001) of wages earned—or $1 per $1,000 in wages. The tax was part Continue reading Oregon – New Transportation Tax Withholding Starts July 1, 2018
What is the new sales/use tax legislation about? HB 1019XX (2018) gives certain marketplace facilitators, remote sellers, and referrers the option to either collect and remit Oklahoma tax, or elect to notify their customers purchasing tangible personal property (TPP) for Continue reading Oklahoma – Marketplace Legislation Frequently Asked Questions Regarding – Wayfair US Supreme Court Ruling
Indiana slates October 1, 2018 to begin enforcement of their ENexus law. Pending resolution of the declaratory judgment action, DOR will begin enforcing Indiana’s economic nexus law on October 1, 2018. That said, any merchant may voluntarily register and remit Continue reading Indiana – ENexus Enforcement Begins October 1, 2018
City and County of Honolulu: The county surcharge is effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2030 at the rate of 0.5%. County of Kauai: The county surcharge is effective from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2030 at Continue reading Hawaii – The Counties of Honolulu, Kauai And Hawaii Adopt Sales Tax Surcharges Expiring In 2030
This year’s Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 10 – 12. As in previous years, the law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced less than $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on Continue reading Texas – Sales Tax Holiday August 10th Through August 12th
Law360 (July 13, 2018, 7:55 PM EDT) — A Texas appeals panel upheld a trial court’s denial of a $1.49 million sales and use tax refund claim by Silicon Laboratories Inc. on Friday, saying state law doesn’t exempt purchases of software Continue reading Texas – Texas Panel Denies Silicon Labs $1.49M Sales Tax Refund
If all goes according to plan, Massachusetts shoppers will get a tax break for the first time in three years when they go back-to-school shopping on Aug. 11 and 12. The House has voted 124-8 to suspend the state’s 6.25 Continue reading Massachusetts – House Approves Sales Tax Holiday August 11 and 12, 2018
On September 18, 2013, Chairman Goodlatte set forth his Basic Principles on Remote Sales Tax. Congress had 25 years to respond to Quill and came close in 2015. In response to Wayfair, Chairman Goodlatte is conducting a hearing on Tuesday, Continue reading Multistate – House Judiciary Committee Weighs In On Wayfair Tuesday July 24, 2018 10:00 Eastern
Shop Maryland Tax-free Week The second Sunday of August to the following Saturday is designated as Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week each year. That means qualifying apparel and footwear $100 or less, per item, are exempt from the state sales tax. Continue reading Maryland – Sales Tax Holiday August 12th – August 18th