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CNBC – TECH by Eugene Kim August 15, 2017 President Trump has repeatedly attacked Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos for dodging financial obligations, tweeting as recently as June that the company avoids “paying internet taxes.” While the president’s claims have remained Continue reading South Carolina – Amazon Faces A Tax Fight That Could Change How Online Sellers Do Business
SALT Report 3923 – During the annual Sales Tax Holiday, a variety of approved school supply items are exempt from the 6% state sales tax and any applicable local taxes. In years past, shoppers have saved between $2 million and $3 million during Continue reading South Carolina – Sales Tax Holiday August 4th – August 6th
Kiplinger Kip Tips by Sarah Smith July 6, 2017 These 16 states offer sales tax breaks on everything from computers to paintbrushes this summer. Before you wander the aisles of your favorite department store to stock up on the new Continue reading Multi-State – Sales Tax Holidays For Back-To-School Shoppers in 2017
SALT Report 3909 – The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) is offering free 2 hour sales tax workshops taught by their professional staff. Who Should Attend? Any businesses responsible for filing sales and use tax returns such as new Continue reading South Carolina – Sales Tax 2017 Workshops
SALT Report 3907 – South Carolina’s popular Sales Tax Holiday weekend will kick off Friday, August 4 and run through Sunday, August 6. During the annual Sales Tax Holiday, a variety of approved school supply items are exempt from the 6% state Continue reading South Carolina – Annual Sales Tax Holiday August 4, 2017 Through August 6, 2017
JDSupra Business Advisor 3/23/2017 by Andrew Saleeby | McNair Law Firm, P.A. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (the “Department”) issued guidance earlier this month, in South Carolina Revenue Ruling 17-2, to update a comprehensive discussion concerning how communication services Continue reading South Carolina – SC Can You Hear Me Now? South Carolina Department of Revenue Issues Guidance on Taxation of Communication Services
Tax Justice Blog February 23, 2017 05:01 PM By Meg Wiehe, Director of Programs at ITEP This week saw a nearly successful attempt to right the fiscal ship in Kansas; regressive tax proposals introduced in West Virginia, Georgia, and Missouri; Continue reading Multi-State – State Rundown 2/23: Regressive Tax Proposals Multiplying
By FITS News – February 9, 2017 BILL COULD DRAIN $440 MILLION FROM STATE’S CONSUMER ECONOMY … Despite embarking on an orgy of spending and borrowing in recent years, greedy South Carolina state lawmakers are apparently desperate for still more Continue reading South Carolina – SC Lawmakers Revisit Internet Sales Tax
By Sid Salter Jan 11, 2017 Updated 4 hrs ago “Here is a little trigger warning for readers tired of the issue — I’m writing about online sales taxes again. So what’s new? Well, at of the beginning of the Continue reading Alabama – AL Lawmakers increasingly likely to follow Alabama’s ‘Amazon’ tax lead here
www.abcnews.go.com by Seanna Adcox – November 28, 2015 “A sales-tax break the Legislature gave Amazon in 2011 expires Jan. 1, making South Carolinathe last state to collect among those where officials cut similar deals with the online retail giant. Taxing Amazon’s in-state sales Continue reading South Carolina – S Carolina Shoppers Latest to Pay Taxes on Amazon Sales