Virginia Sales Tax
Out-of-State Sales Tax Audit Defense
Your business has been audited for sales and use tax by an out-of-state taxing agency. Unfamiliar with the laws and rules of the foreign state, you are already at a disadvantage before you begin the audit. It is impossible for a business owner to be an expert in the complex and technical field of sales…
Read MoreIs Software as a Service Taxable?
The sales tax implications of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) have plagued the tech industry since the rise of remotely accessed software. To those in the industry, how software is transferred may not be the most defining or important characteristic of a program. However, it is probably going to be the very first question a…
Read MoreAre Software Subscriptions Taxable?
The sales and use tax implications of software subscription sales vary substantially from state to state. If your software subscription business makes sales across the country, you may have sales tax liabilities lurking in multiple states due to the ambiguity in the application of sales tax laws to this industry. Most sales tax schemes predate…
Read MoreThe Sharing Economy and Sales Tax Nexus: A Peer-to-Peer Business Problem
Sales tax nexus is just the more recent issue plaguing peer-to-peer platforms, which have been struggling with tax issues since their inception. June 2018 added a new problem to the mix, when the Supreme Court held in South Dakota vs. Wayfair that states could require businesses to collect and remit sales tax when certain economic…
Read MoreThree More States Propose Economic Nexus Legislation
In the growing trend to collect more sales tax, states have turned to economic nexus and marketplace facilitator statutes over the past year. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, which overturned the prior physical presence nexus requirement, states have enacted laws that force companies to collect tax in their state based on sales alone. The most…
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