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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

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When you sell across multiple states – or even within various localities in a single state – one striking observation emerges: the consistent inconsistency of sales tax rates. The federal income tax has just seven brackets to cover the whole span of what somebody can make. Why do sales tax rates have to be so complex?

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Alaska moves toward statewide sales tax

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is reportedly preparing to introduce a sales tax as part of a long-term budget plan for the state. Five states don’t have a statewide sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware (aka the “NOMAD” states). Vermont was the last state to adopt a sales tax, in 1969.

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NOMAD States: The Latest on Sales Tax

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NOMAD and sales tax – I’m sure you’ve heard it before. When it relates to sales tax, the NOMAD states refer to the five American states without a statewide sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Delaware. The NOMADs bear watching for changes in how they handle sales tax. But what does it mean?

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Home Rule: Can Local Jurisdictions Create Sales Tax Obligations?

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There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Sales tax obligations are already difficult at the state level, but when you bring it down to local jurisdictions, or home rule jurisdictions, you get the next level of complexity. Setting sales taxes laws often fall under that umbrella. Setting sales taxes laws often fall under that umbrella.

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Monthly State Sales and Use Tax Update

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. There are currently five states with no state-level sales tax. Alaska has long heard rumblings of a statewide sales tax. First came the state’s Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission of municipalities banding together to tax sales.

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Economic nexus overview - all states with sales tax now active

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Next summer will mark five years since the Supreme Court ignited economic sales tax nexus with the South Dakota v. Many businesses are still trying to figure out how to manage the resulting obligations, but one thing’s clear: Now every state with a sales tax has economic nexus. Wayfair, Inc et al decision. Stay tuned.

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2024: What’s coming up in sales tax

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The new year will no doubt be another active one in sales tax. Weaker state revenue The kind of year it’s going to be for state coffers could greatly influence such future sales tax trends as new levies, tougher nexus thresholds and intensifying audits. Overall, state tax revenues dropped 5.3%. If so, watch out for 2024.