December 9, 2013
Santa Fe, NM, Retailers Prepare for Ban on Plastic Bags
Santa Fe's plastic-bag ban is still a few months away, but city officials are getting the ball rolling on ways to prepare the City Different for the looming change.
November 20, 2013
Open Systems’ TRAVERSE Certified by Avalara
Establishes a partnership through which Open Systems' customers can now use Avalara’s AvaTax capabilities from within the TRAVERSE v 10.5 existing workflow to automatically calculate the final sales tax amount on every invoice.
November 14, 2013
Small and Medium Retailers Split on Support for Marketplace Fairness
Overwhelming majority say MFA-related costs will be passed on to consumers
November 12, 2013
Global Accounting Firm Network Partners With Avalara
Avalara and Moore Stephens North America have formed a new strategic partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday. Avalara is a provider of cloud-based automated sales tax compliance systems, and MSNA is one of the largest global accounting and consulting firm networks.
October 29, 2013
San Francisco Considers Soda Tax
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener plans this week to introduce a ballot measure that would set a tax on sugary beverages. The proceeds would fund health, nutrition and activity programs for city youth.
October 28, 2013
Liquor Stores in Washington State Struggling with New Taxes
A year and change after private liquor sales began in Washington, nearly two dozen mostly small retailers are in danger of losing their licenses for failing to pay the required taxes and fees.
October 22, 2013
Sales Tax Burden Increases for U.S. Consumers and Businesses in Q3 2013, According to New Report by Thomson Reuters
There were 208 U.S. tax code changes made in Q3 2013, up from 146 in Q3 2012.
October 22, 2013
Automated Sales Tax Tool Eases Filing Taxes for E-Commerce Businesses
TaxJar released its automated local sales tax reporting tool, TaxJar Pro, designed specifically for accountants who serve e-commerce clients with accounts on Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy and PayPal.
October 1, 2013
PrimeGlobal North America and Avalara Announce Strategic Alliance
Avalara recently announced a new strategic alliance with PrimeGlobal’s North American Region, giving PrimeGlobal member firms access to business-critical sales and use tax and value added tax information.
September 23, 2013
Congress Releases Goals of Potential Internet Sales Tax Law
On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee released basic principles pertaining to the issue of Internet sales tax. To develop these principles, the Committee received input directly from taxpayers, industry and trade groups, and representatives of state and local governments.
September 9, 2013
State Likely to Raise Tax on Beer
Buying a light beer could soon make your wallet lighter, as Wyoming lawmakers are considering a proposal to raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation tax on beer.
September 9, 2013
Some Online Retailers Support End to Online Sales Tax Exemption
Seattle-based Amazon late last year hired Patton Boggs, a marquee Washington, D.C., lobbying group, to join two other firms on retainer as well as Amazon's in-house lobbyists in hopes of getting the Marketplace Fairness Act passed.