Sales Tax

October 13, 2021 

The overall result of these changes was that Mexico, which began taxing digital services in mid-2020, increased its tax revenues by $304 million - a 915% jump compared to 2019. Meanwhile, from June 2020 to June 2021, Chile has secured more than 194 ...

September 28, 2021 

With remote work exploding in 2020, businesses have been faced with new challenges and opportunities. Of course, Zoom is now a household term, in much the same way Google became one 20 years ago. Beneath the surface, however, remote work affects ...

September 23, 2021 

The West Virginia State Tax Department recently clarified that although digital products are exempt from sales and use tax in West Virginia, streaming services are subject to West Virginia sales and use tax. This is at odds with West Virginia’s earlier guidance. Previously, the Tax Department suggested it didn’t tax streaming services. It’s possible to...…

Gail Cole

September 23, 2021 

The Federal Universal Service Fund promotes unrestricted access to broadband, lifeline communication, and many other public services. It was established originally to ensure everyone in the United States had access to communication services, such as ...

September 15, 2021 

Nevada used to be on the short list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers could ship alcohol direct to consumers (DTC). With Nevada’s change of heart, the list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers can make ...

September 14, 2021 

Regulators and tax authorities have always kept the tobacco industry tidal with ever-changing regulations, taxation, and licensing. With new products like vapor wafting into the market, ecommerce sales surging, and the ...

September 13, 2021 

Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...

September 8, 2021 

Sales tax management can be particularly confusing for businesses that sell merchandise in more than one tax jurisdiction, as is the case with most online sellers, who frequently sell in all fifty states, as well as in many global destinations.

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2021 

Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...

August 25, 2021 

Nearly 18 months after the pandemic sent states and local jurisdictions searching for emergency funding to keep citizens services running and help prop up economies, the same localities are making transaction tax a bigger part of their revenue streams.

August 23, 2021 

Change is afoot as we come to the end of 2021. As COVID-19 relaxes its stranglehold on the United States, states are considering how tax policies can be adjusted to help mitigate the worst effects of future crises.

Gail Cole

August 13, 2021 

Winner of 2021 Innovation Award! Avalara's Managed Returns for Accountants (MRA) was designed specifically to help accounting and tax firms automate the sales tax compliance process for multiple clients that sell to multiple states.