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The DOR has issued guidance for drop-shipments into Alabama and remote sellers in the Simplified Sellers Use Tax FAQs found on their website. The State of Alabama does not issue sales tax licenses (resale certificates) to remote businesses (no business Continue reading Alabama – DOR Issues Guidance For Vendors Drop-Shipping Into State and Remote Sellers
Your orders will now be more expensive You have probably noticed the cost of your online orders increasing this month. It’s not your imagination, Arizona is now enforcing a sales tax for out-of-state and online companies. Azcentral reports the change was implemented Continue reading Arizona – State Enacting Internet Sales Tax
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
Texas shoppers who make online purchases from out-of-state retailers are now paying taxes on most of the transactions. Since Oct. 1, Texas has required out-of-state retailers to charge consumers the state’s sales tax. The Lone Star State joined the cadre Continue reading TEXAS – Consumers Now Paying Sales Tax On Most Online Purchases
Announced August 28, 2019 Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, would be providing a formal legal opinion on all the issues involved. once a detailed analysis of the South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling is done the opinion is to be publicized. Continue reading KANSAS – Attorney General Issues Formal Opinion On South Dakota V.S Wayfair Contradicting Their Own DOR
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has issued a legal opinion declaring that a new and aggressive state policy for taxing online sales is invalid. Top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature immediately demanded Monday that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly require the Continue reading Kansas – AG: New Policy For Taxing Online Sales Is Invalid
New sales tax collection requirements for remote sellers and marketplace providers take effect October 1, 2019, in more than a dozen states — including Texas, the second most populous state in the nation. In fact, it’s getting hard to sell Continue reading Multi-State – Remote Sellers and Marketplaces: Are You Ready to Collect Sales Tax on October 1, 2019?
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers introduced two Draft Notices at their September 12, 2019 Meeting. Policy Statements and Guidance Notice of Intent Mandatory Electronic Filing of Remote Sellers Tax Returns and Payment of Related Sales Continue reading Louisiana – State Introduces Proposed Remote Seller Policy and Guidance
As of October 1, 2019, ALL out-of-state sellers making sales for delivery into Kansas are required to register with the Department of Revenue and collect and remit Kansas sales or use tax. According to Department of Revenue Notice 19-04, “Kansas imposes Continue reading Kansas – State Imposes Sales and Use Tax Requirements to Fullest Extent Allowed
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