Sales Tax Blog
Important Sales Tax Dates for February 2019
We’re all settled into a routine and have stopped writing 2018 on our checks, right? That’s great, but make sure you keep up with your other routines, too…such as filing your sales tax returns! Here’s a helpful list of due dates, broken down by state. Anywhere you see a *, that means the normal date falls on a weekend, so your return is due the next business day. Alabama Monthly Taxes Due 2/20 Arizona Monthly Taxes Due 2/20 Arkansas Monthly Taxes Due 2/20 California Monthly Taxes Due 2/28 Colorado Monthly Taxes Due 2/20 Connecticut Monthly Taxes Due 2/28 District of… Read More
How Marketplace Facilitator Laws Impact Online Sellers
In recent years, ecommerce and the sales tax implications of running such a business have become significantly more intricate and complex. Where once physical nexus laws and a limited number of outlets on which to sell goods made the process relatively simple, there are now dozens new regulations, laws and requirements, all of which vary by state and municipality. In addition to the recent spate of new affiliate nexus laws being implemented following the June 2018 Supreme Court Wayfair decision, marketplace facilitator laws are impacting how and when both large ecommerce sites with marketplaces and smaller, third party companies are… Read More
Congressional Bills Resulting from the Wayfair Decision on Sales Tax
Last year was a significant year for all businesses that sell across state lines online. The June 21, 2018 US Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v Wayfair struck down more than 25 years of precedent, allowing states to collect sales tax on remote sales without the need for physical nexus. The result was a wave of anxiety among small and medium sized businesses that were not yet equipped to collect and process these transactions for each individual state. Since the Supreme Court’s decision, more than a dozen additional states have passed or moved forward to enact previously passed sales… Read More