August 1, 2013
In Florida, back-to-school sales tax holiday includes computers
Back-to-school shoppers will get a chance to save some cash this week when Florida's sales tax holiday kicks off.
July 29, 2013
Streamlining Sales and Use Tax: Solutions Are Out There
Sales and use tax is one of the three primary areas which legislators use to fund state and local government (the other two major areas are income taxes and property taxes). The concept is relatively simple: if you buy something tangible, you pay a fixed percentage to the local government as a tax.
July 25, 2013
ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Updated with Latest Back-to-School Tax Holidays
Thomson Reuters, provider of tax and accounting software, recently announced the integration of the 2013 back-to-school tax holidays into its ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Software.
July 25, 2013
Back to School Means Tax Savings
In efforts to help back-to-school shoppers, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has updated the 2013 state tax holidays, providing information on which states offer the tax holidays, what items are covered and when the holidays take place.
July 25, 2013
In some states, sales taxes take a summer break
Additional Savings on Energy-efficiency Purchases
July 19, 2013
Back to school shopping is a $72 billion business for retailers
Parents Will Spend an Estimated $72.5 Billion This Year for School Supplies
July 17, 2013
IRS selects CCH to provide sales tax rates and tables
CCH has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to deliver comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables to help millions of Americans prepare their tax returns.
July 15, 2013
Avalara partners with accounting firm alliance
Avalara and AGN International-North America have announced the formation of a new strategic alliance that will enable AGN-NA member firms to access critical sales and use tax (SUT) and value added tax (VAT) information and related resources to better meet member firm clients’ needs.
July 9, 2013
5 tips for sales tax managers
Sales taxes may not be challenging for the smallest mom and pop retailer with a single location, but as a firm grows its sales base, adds distributors or locations, or even enters into ecommmerce, keeping up with the laws in each state and jurisdiction can quickly be a time-consuming and risk-prone endeavor.
July 7, 2013
California taxpayer group fighting sales tax hike in court
After losing in appellate court to block Santa Clara County's Measure A sales tax increase approved last year, the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association is appealing the issue to the state Supreme Court.
July 3, 2013
Some e-retailers unsure how they will comply with online sales tax
As Washington considers enforcing sales tax collection for Internet purchases, a growing concern among online retailers is how to collect this tax and remit it to state governments.
June 30, 2013
Temporary sales tax in Philly lives past expiration date
The latest tax under consideration for immortality is the 1 percent sales-tax increase the state allowed Philadelphia to impose in 2009 as a bridge through the recession.