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Fee or Tax? A Retail Delivery Fee Q.&A.

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A: There weren’t at first, but after a messy rollout and initial retailer confusion and anger, there’s now a small-seller exemption for companies whose retail sales of tangible personal property, commodities or services in Colorado in the previous year totaled $500,000 or less. A: States always think a tax-revenue avenue is a good idea.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Nonprofits are often thought to be exempt from sales taxes, but is that correct? Other stats say more than 2 million charities exist that are tax-exempt according to Internal Revenue Service rules. Are non-profits exempt from sales tax obligations? These same organizations are not necessarily exempt from sales tax.

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Cancelling a sales tax registration

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Last time, we looked at trailing nexus and a few reasons you might want to cancel your sales tax registration with a state. You also have to ascertain your “trailing nexus,” if any, due to a time lag in your sales that won’t end until sometime in the future. So, is cancelling your sales tax registration simple?

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What’s trailing nexus? And why should you cancel your sales tax registration?

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You know all about reaching sales tax nexus: selling enough or having a physical presence in a tax jurisdiction sufficient to create a connection with that jurisdiction and create an obligation for you to collect and remit sales tax. But business and sales patterns change over time. Nexus shall exist.’

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Update on local jurisdictions and sales tax

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States aren’t the only ones who can complicate your life with sales tax: Local governments want to play their part, too. Cities, counties and towns nationwide – which have almost all seen an increase in their sales tax revenues in recent years – constantly tinker with their own sales taxes.

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What Happens if You Mess Up a Sales Tax Filing

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Last week we talked about all of the different filing frequencies and deadlines you have to manage with your sales tax obligation. T rying to meet your sales tax obligations across many different states confronts you with a head-spinning assortment of deadlines and filing frequencies. If you missed that – check it out!

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Sunshine State previously bet a lot on tourism revenue making up for not taxing internet sales – but the pandemic has wrecked that industry. This affects returns for sales taking place from December through this month.

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