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The next Marketplace Facilitator Work Group meeting will be on October 10, 2018 at 2:30 pm EDT (call in # 1-719-234-0214, passcode # 102826). Meetings of the Marketplace Facilitator Work Group will continue weekly thereafter at the 2:30 pm EDT Continue reading Multi-State – Multistate Tax Commission Addresses Marketplace Sales and Use Tax Collection October 10, 2018
H.R. 6824 (Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018) Has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. This bill sets out to ban retroactive taxation of internet commerce with an imposition limitation on sales that occurred prior Continue reading Multistate – H.R. 6824: Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018
Even though fall may still be a few weeks away, it seems all things pumpkin are now available. Business Insider reported that Starbucks started selling their famed Pumpkin Spice Lattes on Aug. 28 this year. Additionally, most pumpkin patches and corn mazes Continue reading Multistate – States Harvest Tax Revenue Along With Pumpkin Products
The Minnesota Department of Revenue offers Sales and Use Tax classes designed for business owners, bookkeepers, purchasing agents, and accountants who want knowledge of the law and how to meet their tax obligations. For companies that do business in both Minnesota Continue reading Multistate – Minnesota/Wisconsin Sales And Use Tax Border Issues Classes
House Resolution 6824, as introduced by Rep. Sensenbrenner and cosponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Rep. Duncan and Rep. Lofgren, aims to “prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller, and for all other purposes.” The Continue reading Multi-State – House Bill Will Attempt To Prohibit Retroactivity On Sales Tax Collection In the Wake Of Wayfair
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its eagerly awaited decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., (138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018), on June 21, 2018. Since that point in time, many states have been analyzing the implications of the case and positioning Continue reading Multi-State – INSIGHT: Wayfair: Analysis Of The Opinion And Dissent—An Exercise In Tax Policy
Note to Congress: About that Internet sales tax thing, stand down. You are irrelevant. The train has left the station and neither the states nor many retailers want you on board. There are still some issues to be addressed, but Continue reading Multi-State – Don’t Look Now, But States Already Are Requiring Online Sellers To Collect Sales Taxes
In a post-Wayfair world, a state that disobeys the recommendations of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could find itself in the crosshairs of future litigation, according to several state tax lawyers. A pivotal section of the groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court’s Continue reading Multi-State – How Vulnerable Is Your State To Post-‘Wayfair’ Lawsuits?
The way is clear in Indiana. Remote sellers struck a deal with state regulators allowing for enforcement of the state’s 7 percent sales tax on online transactions starting in October. Indiana’s law has the same thresholds—$100,000 in annual in-state sales or Continue reading Multi-State – State Of Wayfair: Indiana Settles, Maryland Adopts Emergency Rule
And now, for my next trick … South Dakota, the state that successfully “killed Quill” and passed the economic nexus model that now leads the way for other states looking to collect taxes on remote sales, raised the curtain Aug. 30 Continue reading Multi-State – State of Wayfair: First Look At South Dakota Bills