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Alaska moves toward statewide sales tax

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is reportedly preparing to introduce a sales tax as part of a long-term budget plan for the state. Five states don’t have a statewide sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware (aka the “NOMAD” states). Vermont was the last state to adopt a sales tax, in 1969.

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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 1)

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Tax-free states. Deliveries into the five states that don’t have sales taxAlaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon – incur no state-mandated sales tax on the item or on shipping. Among states with sales tax, shipping generally incurs sales tax in the District of Columbia, Kansas and New Mexico.

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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Who the customer is and what they’ll use the TPP for can create a sales tax exclusion, too, such as when selling to a church or government agency. Taxability. Yet again, this can vary.

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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Early discussions bandied property taxes and temporary hikes in sales tax (Alaska doesn’t have a state-wide one). Exclusions include sales of the services in fulfillment of a lump-sum, fixed-fee contract, or a fixed-price sales contract executed on or before Feb. Then the $6.2 million shortfall landed. 25 this year.

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

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While cities and counties have their own sales tax rate in many states, most cities and counties follow the taxing rules of their home state. Thus, the state legislature that sets the rules for sales tax for online retailers at the state level is implementing them locally also. Contact Us. Let’s Chat.

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Cash Infusion for Clean Energy Initiatives

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Generally, entities that can make a direct-pay election include tax-exempt organizations, State or political subdivisions, local governments, Indian tribal governments, Alaska Native Corporations, the Tennessee Valley Authority, rural electric co-ops, U.S.

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State Sales and Use Tax Update

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A member state now must provide amnesty for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax to a seller (who registers through the SST registration system for the state in which amnesty is sought) if the seller pays or collects and remits the applicable tax according with the terms of the SST Agreement.

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