TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Sales tax compliance depends on many factors. One of the most important – and the most incessantly changing – is the tax rates that America’s thousands of jurisdictions impose. Exemptions can also seem whimsical: New York charges different sales tax on a bagel that’s sold as-is or has been toasted and smeared with cream cheese.

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TaxConnex

MAY 22, 2025

Sales tax rules on clothing are some of the most complex nationwide, as a patchwork of states offer complete exemptions, no exemptions and everything in-between for specific types of clothing. Says New Jersey , Sales of articles of clothing and footwear for human use are exempt from New Jersey Sales Tax. One size sure doesnt fit all.

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TaxConnex

MAY 7, 2024

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. A bill that would raise the online sales tax in Alabama is progressing with state lawmakers. The current Alabama sales tax is 8% for online purchases, the same as for purchases at the state’s brick-and-mortar stores. Leveling the field.

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Cherry Bekaert

MAY 6, 2024

Tennessee Franchise Tax Refund Opportunity with New Senate Bill Taxpayers must file refund claims between May 15, 2024, and November 30, 2024, to potentially qualify for this franchise tax refund. This change will take effect for tax returns filed on or after January 1, 2021, and will apply to the 2020, 2021 and 2022 tax years.

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Cherry Bekaert

JUNE 12, 2023

Tennessee Works Tax Act Tennessee recently enacted the Senate Bill 275/House Bill 323, the Tennessee Works Tax Act , as the single largest tax cut in state history. property, payroll, three times receipts with a denominator of five) that applied to tax years ending before December 31, 2023.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Ecommerce couldn’t exist without shipping (and probably not without shipping’s partner “handling,” either), but do either incur sales tax? As is often the case in sales tax, it depends on what, how and where. Portions of packages that contain non-taxable or exempt items get a break on the tax on the S&H.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 21, 2024

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Court of Appeals of South Carolina has affirmed a state Administrative Law Court (ALC) finding that the online retail giant remains liable for eight figures in unpaid sales tax on third-party sales from 2016, interest and penalties. The ol’ one-two.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Inflation and other spiraling prices have driven states’ lawmakers to consider relief via sales and other taxes. Florida seems to be leading the way, proposing sales tax holidays and other short- and long-term tax relief on a broad range of products.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 4, 2024

No year’s ever dull in sales tax, and the pace has only accelerated in the five years since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. As we start the new year, here’s a look back at some significant sales tax events from 2023. In Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee, breaks depended on price limits of items.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 27, 2022

The explosion of the e-commerce market alone would’ve made handling sales tax obligations in-house tough. Due to all of the above, it’s hard to fill any position at this point, but a job with specific skills, especially with experience managing sales and use tax, can be downright impossible. Local jurisdictions from Geneva, N.Y.,

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. ZIP it: The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board has requested input on changing the Streamlined Agreement’s rules on sourcing sales of digital goods when purchasers don’t provide certain address details. State Updates. California Gov.

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TaxConnex

JULY 15, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. 1, 2022, though, all retailers must apply the destination sourcing rules when calculating, collecting and remitting state sales tax. Marketplace sellers that properly remitted tax can file a claim for credit. As of Feb.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 22, 2024

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Two states have changed their sourcing rules for the application of sales tax obligations. Generally, if the goods move outside of Tennessee during the lease period, the recurring periodic payments are considered exempt interstate sales.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes. There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Exempting groceries from sales tax as American families struggle with inflation and other economic woes is politically tempting. million in taxes a year on the sale of groceries.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The IRS is pushing back filing and payment deadlines for storm and tornado victims in the Volunteer State.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 14, 2025

3 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. As a result of the severe storms, which included tornados and flooding, that began on April 2, taxpayers now have until Nov.

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TaxConnex

MAY 14, 2024

jurisdictions also involves dealing with sales tax. Responsibility to pay sales tax is based on a variety of factors, such as where the seller and buyer reside and the nature of the product being sold (some items qualify for sales tax exemptions ). On a marketplace platform, who has responsibility for the sales tax?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. We’re growing a market of people who have never bet before in Tennessee.”. But we are growing the size of the player pool.". The High Rollers. Next Steps.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 27, 2024

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Two Penn State University students are using artificial intelligence to automate sales tax refunds for businesses, news reports said. The state assessed tax of more than $600,000 plus interest and $82,000 in penalties on the company, Ecocrete Inc.,

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

States are still reeling in sales tax deficits brought on by the economic downturn during the pandemic, but the addition of economic nexus has appeared to have somewhat alleviated the deficits. States are starting to see an increase in online sales tax collections as more and more people remain online for work and shopping.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 3, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. billion in tax revenue on sales tax holidays that offer breaks on such goods as back-to-school or disaster-preparedness items. The other prevalent argument is that sales tax holidays are a way of giving tax relief. “The

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TaxConnex

APRIL 6, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission has approved its “Remote Seller Sales Tax Code & Common Definitions” that would apply to local municipalities in Alaska that choose to adopt it. 10 to report use tax.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 22, 2025

The US Attorney’s Office of Middle District of Tennessee put out this press release the other day, just your everyday average fraud accusation. JBS had office locations in Fairview and Nashville, Tennessee. JBS was a sole proprietorship, and Jerkins controlled its bank accounts. It is currently active until 2026.

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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TaxConnex

MAY 23, 2023

Last time we looked at a sample of the strange sales tax laws regarding food, including a sliced bagel in New York. If only that was the only complex category concerning sales tax. Diapers and groceries are taxed in Hawaii, Idaho, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama, Mississippi and South Dakota.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The IRS on Tuesday announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, as well as parts of Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. 26 in Tennessee. 26 in Tennessee. 22, 2024, in Alabama; Sept.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our Halloween-month look at tricky items for sales tax continues here with a few items it’s hard to live without…. Some states (of course) have special sales tax rules for clothing. California, Idaho and Tennessee exempt only clothing sales for some nonprofits, for example. Thirteen states tax groceries.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Now it’s time to register with the states to collect and remit sales tax. You complete your sales tax registrations and file them with the departments of revenue or taxation in each state. These registrations are called sales tax permits, sometimes licenses. New York calls theirs a “sales tax certificate of authority.”

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 2, 2022

In many states, sales tax holidays have been in full swing this year and will continue for months to come. These holidays are limited times (frequently weekends) where a state allows sales tax to be eliminated or reduced on categories of consumer products. Florida probably leads all states concerning sales tax holidays.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How is sales tax managed for this growing industry? The sales tax obligations related to subscription box services depend on many of the same questions as other remote sellers: Are your products taxable or exempt in tax jurisdictions where you have customers? Wine and other spirits also incur excise taxes in many states.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 30, 2023

Everything old is new again – and that goes for ideas of a national sales tax. 25 of the 118th Congress, the GOP’s “Fair Tax Act of 2023,” is the latest attempt. The embattled bill, now in committee, was introduced early this year to replace the federal income tax. What’s in the bill? Is the idea bad? The bill won’t pass.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 9, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. State sales tax holidays fail to live up to the hype. in favor of conveniently popular yet ultimately ineffective sales tax holidays.”. Several states tinkered with their sales tax exemptions this summer. Holiday hucksterism? Free for all.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Salestaxes are no exception.

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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CPA Practice

MAY 8, 2023

Reducing taxes is one way to cut costs, and sometimes moving from a high-tax state to a low-tax state can eliminate thousands of dollars in expenses year after year. Tennessee, Texas, and Florida are among the most commonly moved-to states, and it just so happens that these states don’t tax income.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 17, 2023

Online sales could not exist without shipping, and the charges associated with shipping are subject to sales tax in many states. Question is, who has to pay that sales tax these days, and where? For sales tax purposes, you’ll see reference to “shipping,” “shipping and handling” (Arizona taxes these two, for instance) and “delivery”.

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