Six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. revolutionized the e-commerce landscape by allowing states to mandate sales tax collection from out-of-state sellers based on economic presence rather than physical presence. This decision overruled the 1992 Quill Corp. v. North Dakota precedent, ushering in a new era for state…
Colorado’s sales and use tax regulations landscape is undergoing significant shifts, mainly concerning economic nexus provisions and the role of home rule municipalities. Colorado state and local sales taxes, the implementation of sales and use tax simplification programs, and the response of self-collecting home rule municipalities, particularly in light of the Colorado Municipal League’s Model…
Five years have passed since the groundbreaking Wayfair decision by the Supreme Court, which opened the doors for states to demand remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax. Initially hailed as a revenue boon for states, the aftermath has brought various challenges and revisions to the original framework. The evolution of transaction thresholds and…
Nexus Sales Tax laws require out-of-state businesses to record, collect, and remit taxes on taxable sales to customers in the state. A business must still follow the rules, even without a physical presence in the state. The laws are based on the company’s financial activities, such as the number of sales made or the number…
Texas: In September, the City of Farmers Branch joined partner cities in a lawsuit against the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to delay, modify or rescind proposed changes to local sales tax collection rules expected to effect October 1, 2021. The 2018 United States Supreme Court decision, South Dakota versus Wayfair, Inc., allowed states to…
Missouri will become the last state with a sales tax to enact economic or “Wayfair” nexus with the passage of S.B. 153/97, imposing a use tax collection requirement for remote sellers. This ends an almost three-year saga started with the landmark Supreme Court South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. in 2018. Wayfair overturned the “physical presence” requirement for collection of sales tax by remote…
Sales tax is more complicated than ever, especially in a post-Wayfair world. And what’s worse is that everyone who says they’re simplifying sales tax is still leaving the hardest parts – and the liability – up to you. Don’t let sales tax compliance overwhelm you. Make the right decisions for your business so you can…
Multistate – Almost two years after the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, most companies know by now that states can require remote sellers with no physical presence to collect sales tax. The taxability of specific items and sales tax exemptions vary by state, so many companies are struggling to determine which items to collect tax on and…
TEXAS – Governor, Greg Abbott, signed House Bill 1525 requiring Marketplace Facilitators to collect and remit tax on behalf of marketplace sellers starting October 1, 2019. The bill expands the state’s authority to collect sales tax and is expected to generate $850 million dollars in online sales tax. A Marketplace Facilitator is defined as a…
Oregon – U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley reintroduced legislation that would stop states with a sales tax from creating red tape for small businesses in Oregon. This bill is a result of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. “Small businesses in Oregon have been tied up in a…
