Texas – The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently ruled that sales tax be applied to Internet-based subscription streaming services as cable television and amusement service. The law states that cable television is the distribution of video programming with or without the use of wires to customers or subscribers such as: On-demand video services or…
Multi-State – The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) began hearing arguments in the South Dakota vs. Wayfair case on April 17th. The case will challenge the South Dakota law that was enacted May 1, 2016. The 1992 case Quill Vs. North Dakota will also be revisited. In Quill vs. North Dakota, the 26-year old ruling made the…
Multi-State – The US Supreme Court will soon decide whether companies with no physical presence in South Dakota will be required to collect sales tax on sales in that state. South Dakota recently passed a law that requires that remote sellers, even with no presence in the state, must collect sales tax. That law is…
South Carolina – Sales tax applications will be accepted by the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) from suppliers that sell products via Amazon to South Carolina purchasers. The purpose of accepting these applications is to allow retailers to collect and remit sales and use tax for sales until the legal matter is settled between…
Massachusetts – In order for state officials to identify uncollected sales taxes, Amazon has agreed to give up the data for sellers doing business on their website. Initially, back in September, they had refused to hand over their data. Due to Amazon refusing to share the data, the state obtained a court order requiring Amazon…
Multi State – The United States Supreme Court will revisit a 26 year-old ruling that has made the internet mostly a tax free zone in order to consider allowing state and local governments to collect billions of dollars in sales taxes from online retailers. The original ruling was put into effect in 1992 but many…
Texas – Most businesses have websites or apps that can be used on your phone, which usually has options to purchase online, to contact the company to ask questions, or just to send messages. For the message to get to the service provider, it is uploaded to a cloud-based software. Effective May 30, 2017, these…
Overview: Many business owners’ face a common question of whether or not to tax their internet-based sales transactions. More commonly businesses are finding themselves in the position of having to address this matter during a sales/tax audit of their company. If your client is an internet-based retailer which sells all over the country through an…
What all ebayers should know. Many business owners face a common question of whether or not to tax their internet-based sales. If you are an internet-based retailer, this article is for you. Each state has their owned de minimis rules for what activities establish a business as being “Engaged In Business” in their state. You…
Washington- Monday May 6, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed the internet sales tax bill named the Marketplace Fairness Act.“After 20 years, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for our brick-and-mortar businesses,” said Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., the bill’s House sponsor, according to the New York Times. “Saving local retail business depends…
