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March 22, 2021 

Georgia May Start Taxing Digital Products in July

Lawmakers in Georgia are looking to extend the state’s sales and use tax to digital goods and services. If House Bill 594 is enacted as written, audiovisual works, electronic books, video games, and a host of other digital products and services would ...

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 COVID Pushes Tax into Spotlight as Strategy for Resilience

March 1, 2021 

COVID Pushes Tax into Spotlight as Strategy for Resilience

While an economic downturn had long been anticipated, no one expected a pandemic would plunge the globe into economic chaos with such exacting scope and speed. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in ...

 California Faces Accusations of Crushing Online Merchants with Back Sales Tax

November 9, 2020 

California Faces Accusations of Crushing Online Merchants with Back Sales Tax

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is being sued for “crushing thousands of small business owners” by holding Fulfillment by Amazon sellers liable for back sales tax. The Online Merchants Guild, a trade association for small online businesses, is the plaintiff. The language of the suit is at times inflammatory: It warms...…

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November 5, 2020 

Avalara Acquires Assets from Business Licenses, LLC

Avalara has acquired the operational assets of Business Licenses, LLC, a company that provides software and services for the research, acquisition, and management of business licenses, registrations, and permits for businesses of all sizes.