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Retailers/ecommerce companies face special sales tax challenges

TaxConnex

Online retailers and eCommerce companies have been the focal point of taxing jurisdictions and their updated nexus laws for years. Our third annual survey of financial professionals revealed a sales tax storm in many industries. Most retail/eCommerce companies in our survey had annual U.S.

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Multi-channel selling sales tax: Direct/retail sales

TaxConnex

One relatively new development is the complex overlay of sales tax on these transactions. Add internet sales to the mix and you’ve got sales tax obligations sprouting up these days more than ever. Nearly half the attendees of a recent TaxConnex webinar on multi-channel selling use direct/retail eCommerce as their main avenue of sales.

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Does sales tax apply to memberships?

TaxConnex

Clubs and dues have been around for decades, but the rise of certain memberships – and the ability to sell them over the internet – have also raised the question of whether memberships incur sales tax. Health and fitness club In some states membership in one of these creates a sales tax obligation; in others it doesn’t.

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6 Steps to Getting Sales Tax Right in 2024

TaxConnex

We are at the end of Q1 of 2024 and continue to discuss how to ensure your business is set up to get sales tax right in 2024. If you’re like the over 49% of businesses who participated in our annual sales tax trends survey and are unsatisfied with the way you are managing sales tax, then you’re in the right place.

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Sales tax and NFTs: Latest developments

TaxConnex

That’s a lot of tax potential, and the feds have started to notice. Nevertheless, how long before states start trying to tap this market to collect sales tax? So far, Pennsylvania reportedly just lists NFTs as “taxable,” though Michigan does go so far as to classify NFTs as digital goods not subject to the state sales and use tax.

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Modernizing tax management in an omnichannel retail landscape

ThomsonReuters

Tax professionals involved in omnichannel retail industries face an unprecedented number of challenges these days. Calculating sales tax across different retail channels is complex due to various regulations, frequent changes in product data, and outdated systems, especially with increasing sales volume and shrinking budgets.

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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. The Census Bureau said overall retail sales in March were up 0.7% The Census Bureau said overall retail sales in March were up 0.7% Core retail sales were up 3.9%

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