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George Isaacson has been watching the results of South Dakota v. Wayfair play out for nearly two years, as states unfurl all kinds of economic nexus and marketplace facilitator policies. Isaacson, a lawyer, Bowdoin College professor, senior partner at Brann & Isaacson and Data Continue reading Multi-State – The Economic Case For Remote Sales Tax Uniformity
eBay is changing the way it collects sales tax where it’s required to do so, complicating what is already a confusing process for sellers. It also appears it will shift payment-processing fees to sellers.eBay explains the current process on its Continue reading MULTI STATE – eBay Changes Sales Tax Practices Midstream
Avalara has been growing into new fields beyond sales and use taxes, thanks to its successful IPO last year and increased demand from e-commerce vendors in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision in the case of South Dakota v. Continue reading MULTI STATE – Avalara Expands Into New Tax Areas
The only certainties in life, the saying goes, are death and taxes. We’ll underscore the certainty of the latter — taxes — for eCommerce firms and sales taxes, especially. Although taxes may be certain — just how much tax is due, and where, Continue reading Multi-State – Trending: Merchants Struggle With The (Un)Certainty Of eCommerce Sales Taxes
Tax time is a dreaded season for many, especially for ecommerce businesses that work with drop shippers. Staying compliant is no walk in the park, and with almost 11,000 sales tax jurisdictions across the US, it can be difficult to keep up. Continue reading Multi-State – Beginner’s Guide to Drop Shipping Sales Tax
Edmond Sun As of December 31, 2018, the city of Edmond has had a 5.9% sales tax increase over the course of the month of January. Edmond Currently is 8.9% above fiscal year 2017 with consideration to sales and use tax revenues. City Continue reading Oklahoma – Edmond Sales Tax Collections Increased By 5.9 Percent Over January 2018
The impacts of the Supreme Court decision are now being felt by ecommerce sellers — just in time for Black Friday. South Dakota is known for Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills and — since June — shaking ecommerce Continue reading Multi-State – Online Retailers Are Now Tax Collectors
Washington state will require businesses to collect sales tax for items shipped to out-of-state customers beginning Monday. The Washington state Department of Revenue announced the requirement earlier this year after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case South Dakota Continue reading Washington – E-Commerce Sales Tax Coming To Washington, Monday, October 1, 2018
Hamilton County Commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to pull back a .2 percent sales tax increase Democrat commissioners previously passed to address a $28 million county budget shortfall. The tax was controversial, to say the least, and likely a proxy for bigger political battles. Continue reading Ohio – Commissioners Unanimously Vote To Pull Back A .2% Sales Tax Increace
Effective after September 30, 2018, Treasury will require remote sellers with sales exceeding $100,000 to or more than 200 transactions with Michigan purchasers in the previous calendar year to remit sales tax. A Revenue Adminstrative Bulletin dated August 1, 2018 Continue reading Michigan – Department Of Treasury response to S Dakota V. Wayfair Effective 10/1/18