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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

TaxConnex

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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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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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

Withum

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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Is Software as a Service Taxable? 

Anders CPA

Even if a state doesn’t require sales tax on SaaS, the company may still need to file if they pass a certain threshold of sales. SaaS really encompasses three types of services: SaaS; Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Platform as a Service (PAAS). And the states may follow suit on the other services.

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

TaxConnex

Shipping is indispensable to eCommerce yet sales tax on it remains a mishmash of regulations across the states. In our previous blog, we looked at how exemptions, the taxability of the item being shipped and selling into tax-free states affect sales tax on shipping.

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

PYMNTS

Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. Good news for consumers avidly awaiting their tax refund for 2018: Credit Karma Tax is rolling out a new product call Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. And that was just Tuesday.

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What’s new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

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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