Online selling of products and services has always been in the vanguard of sales tax obligations. The situation has only gotten more complicated in the five years since the Supreme Court unleashed economic nexus with the Wayfair decision.
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Navigating the Complexities of Sales Tax in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Online Selling (part 1)
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability ecommerce manufacturing
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Sales tax holidays and taxability of clothing/back to school (part 2)
As we saw last time, sales tax holidays are continuing to enjoy a heyday this year. Here are the back-to-school and clothing holidays that start in August.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability sales tax news
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Sales tax holidays and taxability of clothing/back to school (part 1)
Returning to class probably doesn’t make too many students think of the word “holiday,” but tax jurisdictions have other ideas.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability sales tax news
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Loopholes and other odd sales tax rules, part 2
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.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability
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Loopholes and other odd sales tax rules, part 1
Sales tax can be complicated, with rules that frequently change and disparate application across the nation’s thousands and thousands of tax jurisdictions.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability
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What’s new in sales tax?
There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates so far this year.
Topics: sales tax taxability sales tax news economic nexus
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3 Sales tax pitfalls facing manufacturers and wholesalers
Many manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors believe they have minimal sales tax obligations due to the likelihood of sales tax-exempt transactions. However, there are numerous pitfalls to be aware of.
Topics: sales tax taxability economic nexus manufacturing
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New year, new sales tax doings
So far this year, multiple states have introduced new exemptions including some on necessities and at least one proposed tax credit on a politically charged kitchen appliance.
Topics: sales tax taxability sales tax news economic nexus
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Getting digital with sales tax in 2023
At least three states opened this year with proposals to revamp taxes concerning digital advertising and data.
Topics: sales tax taxability sales tax news economic nexus
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Kentucky now taxes a range of services
“Services” are generally not subject to sales tax while tangible personal property generally is subject to sales tax. This oversimplification can get you sideways in various states as there are lots of exceptions to these general rules. Kentucky is the latest in terms of taxing specific services.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability economic nexus
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Sales and Use Tax for Leasing – Not as simple as you may think
This was previously published in Monitor Daily – check out the article now!
Topics: sales tax taxability use tax leasing
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Sales tax and crypto: Latest developments
Most of us are familiar with the scrutiny placed on cryptocurrencies by the IRS. The next federal 1040 has an even longer set of probing questions about crypto transactions.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability
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Digital advertising tax blocked
A new tax law in Maryland seemed ready to rattle every company that sold digital products in the U.S. But a court has now invalidated the Maryland Digital Advertising Tax.
Topics: sales tax taxability sales tax news
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Construction Sales Tax Complexities | TaxConnex
If you’re a construction contractor – especially if you’re engaged in contracts in different states – you have to evaluate your sales tax responsibilities in each state where you have customers.
Topics: sales tax nexus sales tax taxability
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Tricky items for sales tax (Part 3)
Our Halloween-month look at tricky items concludes with a natural: candy.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability
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Tricky items for sales tax (Part 2)
Our Halloween-month look at tricky items for sales tax continues here with a few items it’s hard to live without…
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