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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. Managing the process Calculating sales tax. Taxability.

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

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What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes. There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Exempting groceries from sales tax as American families struggle with inflation and other economic woes is politically tempting. million in taxes a year on the sale of groceries.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. New sales taxes are progressing in some states but not all. Alaska, one of the few states still without a statewide sale tax, is considering one as it tries to close a projected revenue shortfall of $450 million heading into the next fiscal year.

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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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It’s one of the most important aspects of an online business – and one of the wackiest when trying to determine whether sales tax applies or not. Many states say that when the contents of a shipment are taxable, so is the shipping cost; similarly, when items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax, so is the cost of shipping.

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What's new in state sales and use taxes

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Colorado will begin imposing a 27-cent fee on every retail delivery made by motor vehicle to a destination in the state, beginning July 1. its Sales Tax Bulletin No. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. Indiana modified?its

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

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It is no surprise that states are seeing significant growth in sales tax revenue, a trend fueled by changes in consumer spending during the pandemic. The third reason for higher sales tax revenue was the Wayfair decision in which the Supreme Court expanded the physical nexus requirement to include economic nexus (e.g.,

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Ryan Leads Charge Against Biden’s Ban on Noncompete Clauses

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By Arcelia Martin, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Within 45 minutes of the Federal Trade Commission posting its latest ruling outlawing noncompete clauses , Ryan, a Dallas-based global tax services firm, filed the first of what would soon be a slew of lawsuits against the ban.