January 3, 2014
When the ball dropped in Times Square at midnight on New Year’s Eve, it did more than signal the start of another year. It also officially closed the books on several significant tax breaks for individuals and small business owners. Unless these provisions are resurrected by a bipartisan Congress – no sure bet – they…
January 2, 2014
As 2014 began, Texans started the year with more than just new resolutions -- nearly 50 laws took effect across the state.
December 28, 2013
Scott McFarlane has always found the idea of accounting and sales tax boring, but that didn't stop him from starting a business to "make sales tax less taxing" for other businesses. That business is Bainbridge Island-based Avalara.
December 9, 2013
Bloomberg BNA has named that Paul Frankel as the recipient of the 2013 Franklin C. Latcham Award for Distinguished Service in State and Local Taxation. Frankel is senior counsel with Morrison and Foerster's State + Local Tax Group and former Chairman of Bloomberg BNA's State and Local Tax Advisory Board.
December 9, 2013
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
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
Overwhelming majority say MFA-related costs will be passed on to consumers
November 12, 2013
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 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
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
There were 208 U.S. tax code changes made in Q3 2013, up from 146 in Q3 2012.
October 22, 2013
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.