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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

TaxConnex

These thresholds vary state to state and change often, with Missouri being one of the latest to enact economic nexus. Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Louisiana home-rule locations largely follow their state-wide tax treatment for TTP.

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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

TaxConnex

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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Treasury’s On-Demand Pay Proposal Shows IRS’s Concern with Constructive Receipt, Says Tax Services Director

ThomsonReuters

A tax services director in Washington D.C. says that the Treasury Department’s proposal to clarify the tax treatment of on-demand pay arrangements makes it “clear” that the IRS is concerned with the constructive receipt issue of this trending employee benefit. ” Daum said.

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Proposed Senate Legislation to Relieve Sales Tax Compliance Burden

Withum

Wayfair eliminating the physical presence requirement for a state to impose a sales tax on sales of goods or services in that state. Out-state sellers, also called remote sellers, must collect and remit sales tax on goods and services sold in all states, even if they do not have a physical presence. Contact Us.

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Year-End State and Local Tax Planning Perspective

Withum

In recent years there have been significant changes to the State and Local Tax Nexus rules. The Wayfair case validated economic nexus for sales tax purposes and amplified economic nexus for income tax purposes, signaling to all states that economic nexus is sound law. State and Local Tax Workarounds.

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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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New Missouri Tax Credit Incentivizes Businesses to Hire Interns and Apprentices

Anders CPA

This law provides an income tax credit for taxpayers who hire an intern or apprentice who is paid at or beyond the minimum wage. The DED will establish the procedure for claiming the tax credit and will certify eligible applicants to the Missouri Department of Revenue.