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When to Register for a Sales Tax Permit
Businesses that know they need to register for sales and use tax may be dragging their feet in deciding when to go through with it. Between June 2018 and April 2019, many businesses have gone from being registered only in the states they are physically located in to needing to register in many states across…
Read MoreI have nexus. What next?
Once business owners realize they have sales tax nexus, it is important to understand the registration options that come next. You may have done your research when you first heard about the recent Supreme Court case South Dakota vs. Wayfair that changed United States sales tax law forever. First, you may have looked into what…
Read MoreWhat is Use Tax Reporting?
While businesses scramble to abide by new economic nexus laws in the post-Wayfair craze, many are overlooking a potentially even larger burden. This burden, Use Tax Reporting, has been lurking since before the Wayfair case and has become only more relevant after it. Use Tax Reporting evolved when states were restricted by the then-current case…
Read MoreWhat is Affiliate Nexus?
Affiliate nexus is imposed when an out-of-state business has an “affiliate” located within the state. The theory behind affiliate nexus is that the relationship between the in-state business and out-of-state business is such that the out-of-state business has a sufficient presence within the state for it to be required to collect and remit sales tax.…
Read MoreWhat is Click-Through Nexus?
Click-Through Nexus, often associated with the Amazon sales tax case that challenged it, is still confusing taxpayers almost a decade after the landmark case. Unfortunately, the new landmark case of South Dakota v. Wayfair that came down from the Supreme Court of the United States in mid-2018 has overshadowed this under-discussed nexus standard while simultaneously…
Read MoreWhat is Economic Nexus?
Sales tax law changed forever in June 2018 when the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in the South Dakota vs Wayfair case. Prior to the Wayfair case, the law of the land was that businesses collected and remitted sales tax in the states in which they were physically located. However, with…
Read MoreWhat is the Definition of Nexus?
Sales Tax After Wayfair In June 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States made a ruling in South Dakota vs. Wayfair that changed sales tax law forever. Why? The short answer is: internet sales. Remember the first time you purchased something on Amazon and realized you didn’t have to pay sales tax? Like many…
Read MoreCalifornia Continues Fulfill FBA Sales Tax Assessments
Since 2017, California’s Department of Tax and Finance Administration (CDFTA), formerly the Board of Equalization, has been bombarding businesses that use Amazon’s FBA services for sales tax liabilities. Many Amazon sellers received an email in October 2018 reminding them that California has their company’s name, address, and EIN. Sellers that were already registered and collecting…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Issues Economic Nexus Guidance for Remote Sellers
The South Carolina Department of Revenue issued a guidance to remote sellers regarding their economic nexus standard in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. Prior to the decision, the Department took the stance that although legislation allowed for the collection of sales and use tax by retailers not maintaining a physical presence, the…
Read MoreWyoming Issues Guidance for Remote Sellers Following Wayfair
The Wyoming Department of Revenue issued a bulletin following the Wayfair ruling, which overruled the physical presence requirement long established in Quill. Despite the Supreme Court’s decision, remote sellers are currently not required to register with the state to collect and remit sales tax. Remote sellers can be reassured that until Wyoming establishes a date…
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