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Courthouse News.com by Amanda Pampuro October 5, 2017 FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CN) – Netflix, the streaming service that destroyed video-rental late fees, is standing up to the biggest fee of them all: taxes. The entertainment giant filed an appeal and lawsuit in Continue reading Colorado – Neflix Sues Colorado Town Over $116K Sales-Tax Bill
SALT Report 3941 – The Multistate Tax Commission’s Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure Initiative will consider applications for voluntary disclosure meeting specific eligibility criteria received during the time period August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017. There are six weeks Continue reading Multi-State – Six Weeks Remaining In The MTC Program For Marketplace Sellers
Bloomberg BNA by Jonathan A. Feldman and Alla Raykin August 17, 2017 Tax Policy To raise revenue and tackle health concerns, a number of localities have imposed sugar-sweetened beverage taxes. However, localities may have limited guidance on how these taxes Continue reading Multi-State – Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Burden Taxpayers
The Olympian By Walker Orenstein June 30, 2017 Top state lawmakers in Washington said Thursday they intend to follow in Colorado’s footsteps with a plan to make more online retailers collect sales tax in order to help bankroll the next Continue reading Washington – Online Sales-Tax Money Is Key Part Of State Budget. Could A Lawsuit Derail It?
SALT Report 3914 – The MTC is sponsoring a prospective amnesty program targeting online marketplace sellers. The amnesty program will begin on Thursday, August 17, 2017 and will close October 17, 2017. The following 24 states have agreed to participate Continue reading Multistate – MTC Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure (24 State Initiative) August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017
SALT Report 3914 – The MTC is sponsoring a prospective amnesty program targeting online marketplace sellers. The amnesty program will begin on Thursday, August 17, 2017 and will close October 17, 2017. The following 24 states have agreed to participate Continue reading Multistate – MTC Online Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure (24 State Initiative) August 17, 2017 through October 17, 2017
The Denver Post by Brian Eason July 7, 2017 It boils down to this: Deal with taxes as you go or face a bunch of paperwork (along with the taxes) later. Seven years and one U.S. Supreme Court decision later, Colorado’s law Continue reading Colorado – Colorado’s “Amazon Tax” Law Is Now In Effect. Here’s What It Means For Shoppers and Big Sellers
Bloomberg BNA SALT TALK BLOG By Ariam Tsighe June 15, 2017 “As state legislative sessions wind down across the country, Colorado is ramping up efforts to institute order among its 69 home rule cities. Last week, its general assembly passed Continue reading Colorado – Sales Tax Slice: Home Rule Headaches
By BRIAN EASON | brianeason@denverpost.com | The Denver Post June 5, 2017 at 11:35 pm Experts, Democrats and Republicans are all in agreement: Colorado’s sales tax system is a tangled mess. Business owners find it needlessly complicated, a mind-boggling array Continue reading Colorado – Complex Sales Tax System
SALT Report 3896 – Notification enforcement for out of state retailers selling more than $100,000 a year to Colorado customers is set to begin July 1, 2017. In 2010, the General Assembly passed House Bill 10-1193 (Notification Rule) requiring out of state retailers Continue reading Colorado – Notification Requirement Set To Begin July 1, 2017