TaxConnex

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Weaker state revenue The kind of year it’s going to be for state coffers could greatly influence such future sales tax trends as new levies, tougher nexus thresholds and intensifying audits. States expected to be hit hardest by falling sales tax revenue are Idaho, South Dakota, Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida.

South Dakota 221

South Dakota Sales Tax Louisiana 221

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Halstead Bead , a small craft and jewelry wholesaler, has filed an appeal with the Fifth Circuit in the ongoing challenge to Louisiana’s sales tax system, which requires remote sellers to comply with local tax laws for 63 parishes.

Sales 130

Sales Tax Alaska Louisiana 130

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Of the 45 states (plus the District of Columbia) that have a general sales tax, 10 stand out as being especially tricky for sales tax compliance: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Texas. Two others have the dubious distinction of getting honorable mention: Alabama and Kansas.

Sales 59

Sales South Dakota Tax Missouri 59

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Georgia, Louisiana, and Michigan required marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax. By September, Alabama called rising pandemic-related online shopping a “life saver” for the state’s municipal governments. Illinois announced expansion of its Audit Fast Track Resolution Program to most sales and miscellaneous tax audits.

Sales 130

Sales Tax North Carolina Michigan 130

TaxConnex

MAY 11, 2021

In a few states, most notably Alabama, Colorado, and Louisiana, there are separate local level returns that you are required to file. Transaction specific details for reconciliation or audit purposes including invoice number, invoice date, customer number, customer name, etc. Taxable sales amount. Sales tax collected.

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Sales Tax Colorado tax return 131

Withum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Louisiana are “home rule” states which permit the municipalities or counties to govern themselves with certain restrictions. Also, many states are hiring more sales tax auditors to audit more companies and identify related vendors who may not comply with sales tax.

Sales 80

Sales Retail Tax South Dakota 80

TaxConnex

MARCH 21, 2024

It did, but the South Carolina Department of Revenue later audited Amazon and found that it had failed to adequately tax sales by third-party merchants. District judge in Alabama has declared the CTA unconstitutional, at least in the narrow context of the plaintiffs on the case on which he ruled. Auditors slapped Amazon with some $12.5

South Carolina 194

South Carolina Sales Tax Alabama 194