Sales Tax

March 23, 2020 

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, governments worldwide are trying to figure out the best way to bolster the slowing economy. Led by China and now Europe, that involves tax filing and payment extensions and even temporary rate...

March 23, 2020 

CPA Practice Advisor Readers’ Choice Awards, now in their 16th year, give our readers the chance to spotlight the technologies they most respect and trust to provide client services, to manage their firms, and to help their clients run their businesses.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 20, 2020 

Escalating demand for certain essential items due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused Amazon to prioritize shipments of high-demand products to fulfillment centers in the European Union and United States. Doing so will allow the ...

March 17, 2020 

While Americans have long been resistant to bidets — a common feature in European toilets where jets of water clean you off instead of toilet paper — the spread of the coronavirus seems to be changing longtime views on self-washing.

March 16, 2020 

Taxing remote sales is relatively new. Since the first states established their sales tax systems in the 1930s, states have had limited taxing authority over businesses based in other states. Indeed, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled more ...

Gail Cole

March 9, 2020 

Despite an overall decrease in the number of standard sales tax rate changes, our annual End-of-Year 2019 Tax Rate Report highlights several trends that may create unique challenges regarding city and district-level taxes.

February 27, 2020 

The conference, themed The Future of Tax Compliance — Now, will take place May 12–14, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri, bringing together experts and practitioners at the forefront of the complex world of tax compliance. CRUSH attendees will have ample ...

February 26, 2020 

Marketplace facilitators may be responsible for collecting and remitting tax on third-party sales as early as October 1, 2020. Currently, marketplaces in Kansas aren’t responsible for tax on all sales made through their platform — just for the tax on their direct sales. Since marketplace sellers may not be collecting tax on those sales either, Kansas...…

Gail Cole

February 25, 2020 

Even though the phrase may sound clunky and outdated, Voice over Internet Protocol — better known as VoIP — has actually become the de facto way to keep today’s increasingly mobile workforce and distributed family units connected.

February 25, 2020 

Local sales tax rate changes took effect in several states on February 1, 2020. Read on for details. Alabama In Brookwood, the general rate, the rate for admissions to places of amusement and entertainment, and the rate for food for human consumption sold through vending machines increased from 2% to 3%. The withdrawal rate for...…

February 23, 2020 

Below is a list of the 2020 sales tax holidays, with links to the most up-to-date state information provided by state tax departments. Some departments update dates and information closer to the time of the upcoming sales tax holidays.

February 20, 2020 

It’s done. Utah is transforming the state’s sales tax system as part of a broader tax reform package. Upcoming changes include: Adding an additional excise tax on diesel fuel Adding sales tax to charges to access digital products and services Adding sales tax to motor fuel and special fuel other than diesel Broadening sales tax to...…

Gail Cole