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

TaxConnex

In what states do you have to watch for retail delivery fees (RDFs)? Minnesota (and Colorado) will auto-register retailers, and there will be a small-seller exemption for companies whose retail sales in the previous year totaled less than $1 million. of the retail selling price. Q: Is this a “tax” or a “fee”?

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January is the Cruelest Month for Retail Refund Fraud

RogerRossmeisl

For many retailers, January isn’t just the first month of the year: It’s “return season,” when customers bring back their unwanted holiday gifts for refunds or exchanges. According to the National Retail Association, consumers are expected to have returned more than $816 billion of merchandise (almost 17% of goods sold) in 2022.

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Retail Imports Continue to Rise, Despite Supply Chain Challenges

CPA Practice

Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is continuing to rise despite a variety of supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The first half of 2024 is expected to total 12.04 million TEU, up 14.4% from the same period last year.

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Retailer Sales Saw Modest Gains in June

CPA Practice

Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. Spending has been uneven but remains in good condition notwithstanding the slower pace of payrolls, subdued consumer confidence and price deflation for retail goods.

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Retail Sales and Wages Grew in March

CPA Practice

Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor , powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “As For the first quarter, total retail sales were up 2.65% year over year and core sales were up 3.12%. That compared with increases of 0.4%

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March Saw Increase in Job Growth and Retail Sales

CPA Practice

Retail sales continued to increase in March along with job growth and tax refunds, which put more money in shoppers’ pockets, according to data from the U.S. While sales were mixed, several factors supported retail sales including an early Easter holiday, slightly larger 2023 tax refunds and stronger payroll growth over the last three months.

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Retail Sales Grew Again in May, Showing Expanding Economy

CPA Practice

Census Bureau on June 18 shows retail sales grew again in May and helped drive a still-expanding economy, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. May’s retail sales give us a snapshot of a reasonably healthy consumer even though spending growth is fluctuating somewhat,” Kleinhenz said.

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