Sales Tax

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April 20, 2016 

When Is Money Subject to Sales Tax?

Some sorts of money—typically coins, paper money and precious metals—are subject to sales tax in many states. In some states, sales of all types of money are exempt.

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April 18, 2016 

Sales Tax Record Keeping Requirements for Retailers

Clients who don’t adhere to state record keeping requirements run the risk of being penalized by auditors. The exact rules and penalties vary from state to state, but it is definitely in your clients’ best interests to stick to the letter of the law.

Ken Berry, JD

 Avalara Announces Extension for Magento 2.0 Ecommerce Platform

April 12, 2016 

Avalara Announces Extension for Magento 2.0 Ecommerce Platform

Avalara has been integrated with Magento for five years, and was named a Magento Gold Partner in 2011. With this latest version of the Avalara extension for Magento 2.0, customers can seamlessly take advantage of Avalara’s Compliance Cloud platform ...

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March 31, 2016 

New Guidance Focuses on Puerto Rico VAT

This coverage comes at a crucial time. On June 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will become the first U.S. jurisdiction to adopt a VAT to replace its sales and use tax regime. The transition to this new scheme began in 2015 and has been controversial.

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March 14, 2016 

Tampon Tax Court Case Seeks Refunds

Court papers note that the state doesn’t tax other hygiene items like Rogaine, foot powder, dandruff shampoo, ChapStick, facial wash, adult diapers and incontinence pads, but tampons and sanitary pads are subject to sales tax.

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March 14, 2016 

Why Are Products “Sometimes” Taxable?

Just when you thought you had a handle on the rules for taxing goods and services, you come face to face with the new compliance bully on the block: “sometimes taxable.” Businesses must correctly deal with these sometimes exempt and sometimes subject ...

Gail Cole

Adam Davidson

February 24, 2016 

Adam Davidson to Keynote Avalara Crush Sales Tax Conference

Davidson writes the “On Money” column for the New York Times Magazine, and rose to prominence as the co-creator of Planet Money, which reaches millions of people weekly via a blog, a twice-weekly podcast and regular stories on ‘‘Morning Edition,’’ ...

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February 20, 2016 

Sales Tax Issues for Nonprofits

We tend to think of nonprofits – the places where we worship, adopt our pets, receive our cultural stimulation, and so on—as completely tax exempt organizations. But many of these groups do face sales tax issues, both when they purchase items and when the

David N. Plaskow

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February 17, 2016 

February in the SALT Practice: Client Meetings

It's February and you're in the heart of busy season. Starting a new process for organizing and monitoring state and local tax chores and obligations is really not feasible at this point in time, but there are some best practices you can employ that ...

Gail Perry