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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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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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Give a buyer in Louisiana the option to contract separately for shipping and the cost becomes tax-exempt. And even if you think you’ve got a grip on how a state taxes shipping, watch for local rules in such strong home-rule states as Colorado and Louisiana. Origin and destination sourcing figure big in South Carolina.

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Is Software as a Service Taxable? 

Anders CPA

Laws are always changing, but the following states currently, as of 9/1/22, have laws in place that at least partially tax SaaS. Anders State and Local Tax services. The post Is Software as a Service Taxable? appeared first on Anders CPA.

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

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Thus, the state legislature that sets the rules for sales tax for online retailers at the state level is implementing them locally also. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Louisiana are “home rule” states which permit the municipalities or counties to govern themselves with certain restrictions. Contact Us.

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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 2)

TaxConnex

In Kentucky, separately stated shipping charges to deliver taxable products to the customer are exempt from tax when shipped to a point specified by the customer and delivered by the postal service or common carrier – but shipping charges are generally taxable if the actual seller of the product makes the delivery.

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

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H&R Block and Liberty Tax Services both offer a similar promotion to get customers through the door, promising early, interest-free tax refund loans of $500-$3,000 for qualified customers. The funds for the Earlybird Advance come care of MetaBank, a federally chartered savings bank of Meta Financial Group, Inc.

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What’s new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

“The local taxes are becoming an increasingly popular way for cities and counties to share the costs of capital projects and infrastructure improvements with out-of-town visitors,” news outlets said. Most of the proposals generally amount to a half-cent on top of the 6.875% sales tax that the state already collects.

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