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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in July, 4.3 percent more than in July 2019. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales made in June and remitted to Continue reading Texas – State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $3 Billion in July
Illinois is cruising toward a legal challenge of its Wayfair-inspired laws after the state’s General Assembly finished a short and speedy legislative session without fixing the so-called “Associated Industries problem.” Illinois passed a law last spring making remote sellers subject Continue reading Illinois-‘Discriminatory’ Sales Tax May Land in Hot Water
Sales and use tax collections from e-commerce transactions have become the one silver lining running through the coronavirus cloud darkening state revenue coffers. The evidence is still anecdotal, but sources watching state revenue numbers told Bloomberg Tax collections from online Continue reading Multi-State- States See Surge in Tax Collections From Online Sellers
Online retailers didn’t need much of a push to continue grabbing a bigger share of market. They got it anyway when lockdowns and stay-at-home orders closed brick-and-mortar stores across the country. Now, local businesses are trying to recover and governments Continue reading Missouri- Virus Fuels Urgency in Online Tax Debate
It’s been more than 18 months since the Supreme Court of the United States overruled the physical presence rule in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. States now have economic nexus: They can require a business with no physical presence in Continue reading Multi-State – How Most States Uncover Noncompliant Sellers More Than Auditors
Some of the wackiest sales tax tales in 2019 centered on remote sales tax. States won the right to tax remote sales only recently, with the United States Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018) Continue reading Multi-State – The Wackiest Sales Tax News Of 2019
Many businesses, including manufacturers, that buy or sell products across state lines are affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. In this decision, South Dakota’s “economic nexus” statute that requires certain out-of-state sellers to register Continue reading MULTI STATE – The Wayfair Decision: What Manufacturers Need to Know About Sales Tax
An estimated 3,800 out-of-state retailers have paid almost $64 million in sales taxes to South Carolina since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they could be required to pay, the state Department of Revenue reported. A June 2018 high court ruling Continue reading South Carolina – Out-Of-State Retailers Pay Almost $64 Million For Sales Tax
What is a remote seller, and how did the U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair and recent Oklahoma legislation affect them? A remote seller is a seller that does not maintain a place of business in a Continue reading Oklahoma – Tax Collection Requirements Change For Remote Sellers
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