TaxConnex

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gym and fitness chains and warehouse retailers, for example, use the internet to sell memberships to their franchised businesses all over the country. Ongoing discussions in Alaska to start a state-wide sales tax have pointed to taxing gym memberships as a service , not as goods. States don’t take membership sales tax lightly.

South Carolina 202

South Carolina Sales Tax West Virginia 202

TaxConnex

MAY 23, 2023

Of course, there’s no statewide sales tax in the NOMAD states of New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware, so at least they’re simple to figure out no matter what you sell. Clothes are also included in many states’ sales tax holidays , just to keep you guessing. In the clear? Sales taxes are getting more complex all the time.

South Carolina 130

South Carolina South Dakota Sales Montana 130

TaxConnex

AUGUST 22, 2024

The state of Washington is inching toward instituting a retail delivery fee. The amendment comes as PetMeds , an online retailer of pet supplies and medication, has argued to the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal that the Illinois Leveling the Playing Field legislation burdens remote retailers and discriminates against interstate commerce.

Sales 147

Sales Tennessee Tax Illinois 147

TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon do not. Sales of goods are subject to Delaware gross receipts tax as a wholesale sale ( where the goods are re-sold) or as a retail sal e (where the goods are consumed by the purchaser ). Maybe, and maybe not. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have a statewide sales tax.

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Sales Delaware Alaska Montana 141

Withum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This landmark decision attempted to level the playing field between brick-and-mortar and remote online retailers. . Thus, the state legislature that sets the rules for sales tax for online retailers at the state level is implementing them locally also. The post Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers appeared first on Withum.

Sales 80

Sales Retail Tax South Dakota 80

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A marketplace facilitator that facilitates retail sales of $250,000 or more into Alabama through its platform must register with the state and then either comply with the reporting requirements or collect and remit the SSUT flat rate of 8% on taxable retail sales made through the facilitator’s platform. Alaska Gov.

Sales 170

Sales Alabama Tax Alaska 170

TaxConnex

JANUARY 17, 2023

Deliveries into the five states that don’t have sales tax –Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon – incur no state-mandated sales tax on the item or on shipping. In New Jersey and Ohio, if you fail to allocate portions of taxable versus exempt, the shipping on your whole shipment becomes taxable. Tax-free states.

Rhode Island 130

Rhode Island West Virginia Sales Alaska 130

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

“Revenue” can also vary, meaning “ gross revenue ” in some states and “taxable receipts” or “retail receipts” in others. (We Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Examples of states with home rule are Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Colorado and Alaska.

Sales 198

Sales Tax South Dakota Colorado 198

TaxConnex

JUNE 20, 2023

Thresholds were established, filing forms and deadlines fixed and one by one states waited for the money to roll in (with Florida and Missouri among the latest of the 45, with Alaska perhaps soon to join them). And the money did roll in for a while, especially during the pandemic when eCommerce exploded. Starting Aug.

South Dakota 182

South Dakota North Dakota Wisconsin Iowa 182

TaxConnex

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia had added enforcement of economic nexus in 2019, in addition to the 19 that added the burden to online retailers right after Wayfair. Among states without a sales tax, Alaska municipalities were banding together to administer local sales taxes on remote commerce.

South Dakota 181

South Dakota E-commerce Alaska Missouri 181

TaxConnex

AUGUST 31, 2023

Since, every state with a statewide sales tax (and countless localities, especially in places like California and Alaska ) has enacted economic nexus laws, meaning e-commerce vendors of products and, increasingly, services must collect and remit sales tax and file sales tax returns with individual states.

Sales 225

Sales E-commerce Tax Alaska 225

TaxConnex

JUNE 22, 2023

Of the 45 states with a statewide sales tax, the most recent to institute economic nexus were Florida and Missouri ( NOMAD state Alaska might join them soon). With an eye to easing the sales tax burden for smaller retailers, some 20 states have lowered their transaction thresholds. Government Accountability Office. Easing off?

South Dakota 130

South Dakota North Dakota Colorado Minnesota 130

TaxConnex

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Extra fees for retail delivery – they amount to an extra sales tax, say merchants – are already in Colorado and might soon crop up in other states. Even a “NOMAD” state like Alaska continues its ever-evolving march toward a statewide sales tax.

Sales 147

Sales Tax Alaska Colorado 147

TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The average tax rate among states that levy a retail sales tax has nearly doubled since 1970. In Alaska , which has no statewide sales tax, local communities are banding together to charge sales tax. Sales taxes today have constituted about 18% of states’ tax revenue – a number likely to rise as eCommerce continues to expand.

West Virginia 130

West Virginia Sales Rhode Island Tax 130

TaxConnex

AUGUST 30, 2022

In some states, such as Colorado and even Alaska , home rule statutes might also apply.). For example, Alabama and Arizona consider digital apps TPP, and so clearly taxable. Most states and the District of Columbia tax sales of digital products, usually including apps. (In Apps are specifically mentioned in the sales tax regs of D.C.,

Sales 185

Sales Tax Wisconsin Massachusetts 185

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sales tax on digital products was the subject of a white paper draft at the Multistate Tax Commission’s annual meetings in Anchorage, Alaska. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. Virtual reality. The purpose of the project: help states develop a simpler and more adaptable approach to taxation of digital products.

Sales 130

Sales Tax Indiana Colorado 130

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Court’s reasoning: the South Dakota law regulating home goods and furniture giant Wayfair did not burden retailers because only merchants doing a large annual business in the state were required to collect. Wayfair, Inc. et al that an out-of-state seller could establish “nexus” through economic activity alone.

South Dakota 199

South Dakota Alaska Sales Tax 199

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Now, the District of Columbia and most states allow some form of online sports betting, while another nine states only allow retail sports betting. Sports betting is illegal in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

Gambling 122

Gambling Sports South Carolina Tax 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Josh Woodward , director, Google Pay, said in the announcement that the Google Pay platform provides chances for retailers to provide more in-depth shopper engagement “in creative ways with offers, rewards, and customized, dynamic content.”. 8) announcement. It lets shoppers earn cash back at merchants such as Adidas, Gap and H&M.

Alaska 95

Alaska Retail 95

TaxConnex

JANUARY 27, 2022

In Alaska , which has no state sales tax, communities continue to band together to enforce economic nexus and sales tax collection at the local level.) Some analysts , for instance, predicted two years ago that 2020 total e-retail sales would grow 2.8% When retailers pivoted to online operations, though, 2020 e-sales grew 3.4%.

Sales 160

Sales E-commerce Tax Florida 160

TaxConnex

MAY 27, 2021

In general, exemptions are statutory exceptions eliminating the need for the retailer or business to collect sales tax on a particular transaction or on all transactions with a customer. This exemption certificate is a document that allows registered retailers to buy items for resale without paying sales tax on those items.

Sales 163

Sales Tax Connecticut Idaho 163

TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

Early discussions bandied property taxes and temporary hikes in sales tax (Alaska doesn’t have a state-wide one). Colorado will no longer require remote sellers, “retailers without physical presence or with only incidental physical presence,” to have local licenses in the state’s some 70 home-rule cities. Then the $6.2 An old story.

Sales 189

Sales Tax Colorado Massachusetts 189

CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

Nearly 50 cities and boroughs in Alaska tax remote sales or direct-to-consumer alcohol shipments. If your business has met the economic nexus threshold but has not yet registered with the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission, participation in Alaska’s new voluntary disclosure program might be for you. Well, maybe.

Sales 52

Sales Tax South Dakota Alaska 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers that want to sell merchandise nationwide must pay attention to how each state’s tax code treats their goods. Data: 2018: Year of the Wayfair ruling, which limited retailers’ physical presence to tax-exempting states. 100: Minimum number of local tax codes in Alaska.

Sales 52

Sales Alaska Tax Minnesota 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

First, some context, for which we turn to Alaska. Statewide advocacy group the Alaska Municipal League formed the Alaska Intergovernmental Remote Seller Sales Tax Agreement , seeking a standardized remote sales tax in a place where, ironically, there is no state sales tax. Taxation With Representation.

Alaska 52

Alaska South Dakota Tax South Carolina 52

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Bars, restaurants, hotels, retail establishments all felt the impact. Alaska municipalities banded together to administer local sales taxes on remote commerce in July. Has the pandemic actually accelerated a trend started by recent holiday seasons, when online shopping started capturing a larger slice of total retail sales?

Sales 130

Sales Tax North Carolina Michigan 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Iconic American retailers that have been around more than 100 years are creating new concepts for the new era of retail. The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail.

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Retail Louisiana Kansas Alaska 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Retailers seeking to provide rapid deliveries face an ever-moving target as consumers’ definition of speed evolves. This method allows consumers to use retailers’ websites or apps to browse, select and pay for items, after which they then visit physical stores to collect their goods. Quick Access and Impulses.

Retail 43

Retail Alaska Sales 43

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And, speaking of making moves, this week’s Data Dive is dedicated to the retailers who have decided to start angling for poll position now, as holiday 2017 is still in the pre-show phase. not including Alaska and Hawaii) and requires no shipping or service fees for delivery when [consumers] meet a retailer’s order minimum.

Retail 40

Retail Hawaii Alaska Start-ups 40

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Why do the states with sales taxes have such a range, from the high combined state and local taxation (pushing 10%) of Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Washington to the lows of Alaska , Wyoming and Maine. Why do sales tax rates have to be so complex? Patchwork Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide sales tax.

Rhode Island 218

Rhode Island Sales Alaska Louisiana 218

CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2024

The success of online marketplaces is inspiring many retailers to operate marketplaces of their own. Marketplace facilitator laws make the marketplace facilitator the retailer responsible for tax on all transactions made through the platform — both direct sales and sales by third-party sellers. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that pie?

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Tax Wyoming Alaska Louisiana 59

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

First-Class Perks Include VR Tech o n Alaska Air. The program makes Alaska Air the first airline in North America to trial the technology as an in-flight entertainment device. CEO Edward Lampert is seeking to restructure the retailer’s roughly $1.1 In addition, he wants the retailer’s board to sell $1.5

Alaska 51

Alaska Real Estate Entertainment Construction 51

PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

South Carolina 52

South Carolina Mississippi Alaska Arkansas 52

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 29, 2022

online retail sales in the 2021 holiday season had jumped 11% over 2020 and you had the foundation set for a banner 2022 for eCommerce – and online sales tax. Alaska pondered its first statewide sales tax while proposals for higher local sales taxes were headed to ballots in November and before. Add that U.S. Too much or too little?

Sales 130

Sales Tax Maryland Louisiana 130

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

She is currently managing director of media and advertising for Alaska Airlines. Bowman earned her retailing chops at Neiman Marcus. They were a leader in eCommerce for luxury retail and I was able to hone my digital retailing and marketing skills there,” she says.

Alaska 60

Alaska Retail Washington Start-ups 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since then, the program has grown even further, and today Amazon accepts SNAP EBT in all states except Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine and Montana. The online retailing giant accepts EBT on three platforms — Amazon.com’s groceries section, Amazon Pantry and Amazon Fresh, but not at Amazon-owned WholeFoods.com.

Montana 78

Montana Hawaii Alaska Arkansas 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Even the ways retailers package their items can make a difference in their taxes. This month’s Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker examines these compliance complexities and their impact, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline how retailers can fulfill their obligations. Easing tax compliance helps governments and retailers alike.

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Tax South Carolina Alaska Louisiana 52