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A new Kansas online sales tax rule is harmful to small businesses and threatens to embroil the state in expensive litigation. It wasn’t passed by the Legislature; it’s being unilaterally implemented by Gov. Laura Kelly’s Department of Revenue. Since the Continue reading Kansas – State’s Online Sales Tax Rule Is More Than Just Bad Policy
As expected, Rhode Island enacted legislation effective July 1, 2019 that requires remote retailers, marketplace facilitators, and referrers to register with the Rhode Island Division of Taxation and collect and remit Rhode Island’s 7% sales and use tax. But one Continue reading Rhode Island – Three Landmines In Rhode Island’s Post-Wayfair Sales Tax Law And How To Avoid Them
Would create exemption for small businesses WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week reintroduced legislation that would stop states with a sales tax from creating red tape for small businesses as a result of last year’s Continue reading Multi-State – Wyden, Merkley Try Again On Online Sales Tax Bill
Hundreds of localities and one state made 335 changes in their standard sales tax rate in the first half of 2019, a 5 percent increase from the same period last year, according to a new report. The report, from the Continue reading Multi-State – Sales Tax Changes Accelerated This Year
News Release For Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2019 Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed SB 242, providing for protection of private customer information and rights of New Hampshire remote sellers in connection with certain foreign sales and use taxes, also Continue reading New Hampshire – Governor Chris Sununu Signs Wayfair Bill Into Law
Terwilliger said the 2019 budget didn’t reflect any additional sales and use tax revenue from remote sellers and marketplaces that use the Internet to sell products and services to South Dakota. The state law requiring remote sellers to report their Continue reading South Dakota – South Dakota state government achieved most of 2019 budget surplus from savings
This video addresses the definition of remote sellers and their obligations to the state of South Carolina. Although the video is South Carolina specific the remote seller information and details span and apply to all states enforcing an economic nexus Continue reading South Carolina – Information For Remote Sellers (Video)
South Carolina – Customers Now Are Paying Millions Of Dollars More To Shop Online. 3,089 newly licensed businesses in the state. Continue reading South Carolina – Customers Now Are Paying Millions Of Dollars More To Shop Online
New Hampshire – Hassan Talks Internet Sales Taxes. Says Wayfair decision will harm small business. Continue reading New Hampshire – Hassan Talks Internet Sales Taxes
Almost one year ago, the seminal United States Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018) shattered a long-standing physical presence rule that prevented states from imposing a sales tax collection obligation on out-of-state sellers. Now, Continue reading Multi State – Wayfair And SST Converge To Shape Remote Sales Tax Legislation