December 18, 2014
Avalara Acquires VATLive.com
The global sales tax solution provider Avalara, Inc. has acquired VATLive.com, a leading global online resource for timely tax news, insight, and rate changes.
December 18, 2014
The Weirdest Sales Tax Laws of 2014
A rose may be a rose by any other name, but is a candy bar sales taxable or exempt as a food item? There are more than 8,000 sales taxing jurisdictions in the United States (states, counties, cities and special districts), and many of them find ...
December 5, 2014
2015 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Survival Guide
Getting the right tools for the job: The inevitable confusion regarding tax-free sales isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes a sales tax survivor to get it right. With the right game pieces, players, and equipment in place, however, even the most ...
December 1, 2014
Alibaba Threatens U.S. Retailers Because of Online Sales Tax Loophole, Group Says
The Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) has launched a television advertising campaign to urge lawmakers on the imminent threat posed by China's online mega-retailer—Alibaba—as it enters the U.S. retail market. Retailers are imploring the ...
November 18, 2014
Avalara Partners with UK-Based Company to Simplify Cross-Border Ecommerce
Avalara, Inc. and GlobalCollect have announced a strategic partnership to provide industry-leading payment and indirect tax compliance services to ecommerce companies looking to trade cross-border. GlobalCollect, an Ingenico Group company ...
November 18, 2014
Business Group Urges GOP to Reconsider Marketplace Fairness Act
The Alliance for Main Street Fairness has released a new video showcasing testimonials from national conservative organizations making the case for the need to pass e-fairness legislation this year. Featured in the video are various conservative thought l
November 12, 2014
Avalara Raises $100 Million in Financing
Avalara, a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance, has raised $100 million in a financing round from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
November 7, 2014
Sales Tax Is About to Take Center Stage
Once the elections are over, we expect Congress will finally get busy focusing on sales tax legislation. But that's only part of the excitement here at the magazine. It's that time of year when accountants have a bit of time to spare before they ...
November 6, 2014
Even the Self-Employed Can Face Sales Tax Issues
Do you have clients that began a business out of a spare bedroom, garage or basement? These entrepreneurs may start off as self-employed individuals, selling their wares on e-bay or etsy or at flea markets. In some cases, a humble beginning ...
November 6, 2014
New “Soda Tax” in Berkeley Isn’t So Sweet
Usually, sin taxes are relegated to perceived vices such as cigarettes and alcohol. But a progressive city in California has approved another sort of sin tax for consumers: an excise tax on artificially sweetened soft drinks. It’s believed that the “soda
November 5, 2014
The Best and Worst States for Taxes in 2015
The Multistate Tax Foundation (MTF) recently issued its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index report, a benchmarking report that enables state governments and others to compare their tax systems with other states. Ideally, those states that rank ...
October 23, 2014
Richard Asquith Joins Avalara as VP of Global Tax Compliance
Avalara, Inc., a provider of cloud-based global VAT and other indirect tax software today announced the appointment of Richard Asquith as Vice President of Global Tax Compliance.