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Virginia’s sales taxes are currently stuck in the last century. But, state laws on sales taxes are about to go back to the future. Wayfair, you’ve got just what Virginia needs — $155 million in new sales tax revenues. The Continue reading Virginia – State Weighs Sales Tax For Online “Marketplace Facilitators”
A Barnwell business owner is facing a criminal charge after allegedly operating without a sales tax license. Christopher All, 35, owner of Mr. Handy’s on Jackson Street in Barnwell, was arrested March 6 by South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) Continue reading SOUTH CAROLINA – Business Owner Arrested For Operating Without License
All marketplace facilitators and online sellers who have economic nexus (e.g. Pennsylvania annual gross sales of greater than $100,000) must now register, collect and remit Pennsylvania sales tax starting July 1, 2019.The sales threshold will be measured by calendar year. Continue reading Pennsylvania – N.J. Residents Ordering Online Now Owe Sales Tax
The recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill descheduled industrial hemp and its derivatives. This new law, combined with the pending bipartisan bill, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, (which if passed would provide similar legal Continue reading CALIFORNIA – Tax Incentives For Cannabis Companies
There’s nothing new about ordering merchandise from the comfort of one’s home and having it delivered to the doorstep. Generations of Americans – especially those living in isolation on farms and ranches – pored over the inches-thick catalogs that Sears Continue reading CALIFORNIA – Sales Tax Bite Looms For Internet Consumers
Beginning in 2019, Sub. S.B. 226 provides for a permanent sales tax holiday on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of August each year. The sales tax holiday will begin on the designated Friday in August at 12:00 a.m. and Continue reading Ohio – Sales Tax Holiday August 9, 2019 Through August 11, 2019
This Legal Update marks Part Three, and our final installment of the three-part series, Navigating the Post-Wayfair world. In Part One, we discussed how states have responded to the Supreme Court’s landmark sales and use tax decision, South Dakota v. Continue reading Multi State – Navigating The Post-Wayfair World Part Three: Practical Advice & Tangible Next Steps
The state last year legalized marijuana possession and home cultivation, but advocates say taxed and regulated sales are necessary for consumer safety. Vermont legalized adult-use cannabis last year and allowed its residents to grow marijuana in their homes as of Continue reading VERMONT – Lawmakers Consider Allowing Commercial Cannabis Sales