Taxes July 11, 2022
Remote Workers Can Create Multiple Taxation Issues for Businesses
A growing number of companies, including Airbnb, have told employees they can “live and work anywhere.” This can pose a world of new tax obligations.
June 21, 2022
In-Store Retail is Making a Comeback
More than half of consumers surveyed now prefer to find new products in-store rather than online, according to a new report by 5WPR. They enjoy speaking with sales people, getting their hands on products, and simply basking in the in-store ambiance ...
Sales Tax June 21, 2022
Colorado Retail Delivery Fee is a New Challenge for Wine Shippers
Colorado’s new retail delivery fee applies to any retail delivery in the state that’s made by motor vehicle (including common carriers like FedEx and UPS) and contains at least one item of tangible personal property subject to the state sales or use tax. Since sales tax applies to sales of wine, the retail delivery fee applies…
Sales Tax June 21, 2022
Brick-and-Mortar Companies Face Challenges Selling Online
More than half of consumers surveyed now prefer to find new products in-store rather than online, according to a new report by 5WPR. They enjoy speaking with sales people, getting their hands on products, and simply basking in the in-store ambiance that was closed to them for a time due to COVID-19. Likewise, more than 75% of…
Taxes June 21, 2022
Remote Workers Abroad Can Cause Employer Headaches
Ordinarily, having an employee working remotely in another state would likely give your company nexus with that state. But after the pandemic hit, several states temporarily waived the enforcement of certain nexus laws. Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., were among the first to announce they wouldn’t treat working from home as a…
June 14, 2022
Wayfair Continues to Deal Out Complexity with Marketplace Laws
Four years ago this month, the Supreme Court of the United States rocked the world of retail with its ruling on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018). The decision allowed states to tax remote sales — those made by businesses with no physical ...
June 11, 2022
What Brick-and-Mortar Businesses Need to Know About Compliance
Automating compliance tasks can help brick-and-mortar retailers thrive in new situations.
May 29, 2022
New York Extends Alcohol To-Go Drink Sales, Clarifies ‘Substantial Food Item’ Provision
When the pandemic forced restaurants and bars to close the front of the house, New York was the first state to temporarily authorize takeout and delivery sales of alcoholic beverages. Cocktails to go helped many businesses in many states weather the ...
May 29, 2022
Explaining Global Tariffs: Let’s Look at a Can of Tuna
Though bare shelves have become a familiar sight during the pandemic, American supermarkets still offer an incredible array of choices when it comes to food. There are more than 100 commonly eaten breakfast cereals alone, and entire warehouse stores ...
April 10, 2022
Texas Says Mobile Delivery App Fees are Taxable
Restaurants contracting with the delivery app are responsible for remitting to the state the tax due on meals.
February 7, 2022
How Marketplace Facilitators Can Navigate Tax Compliance in 2022
Getting tax wrong can be costly for any business, but particularly for marketplace facilitators with a high volume of sales. Unless a marketplace facilitator can demonstrate that a failure to collect and remit applicable taxes was due to receiving ...
February 2, 2022
State-by-State Sales Tax Holidays for 2022
A sales tax holiday is a limited time period during which some normally taxable products are exempt from sales tax. Approximately 17 states provide one or more sales tax holidays each year; the precise number fluctuates because some states adopt new ...
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