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Fee or Tax? A Retail Delivery Fee Q.&A.

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A: States always think a tax-revenue avenue is a good idea. Minnesota is the only other state with official plans to roll out an RDF, but Illinois and New York are also discussing them. As they begin to roll out these fees, states are taking lessons from Colorado – but as with everything about sales tax, details vary by state.

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Half a dozen ways to mismanage sales tax | TaxConnex

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Yet often we see differences between a client’s billing system and their tax reporting. You could be billing taxes within your billing system and yet haven’t filed a single sales tax return and haven’t tracked the tax data to be aware of a future filing obligation. Tax types and nexus pose other wrinkles.

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Impacts of using a marketplace facilitator

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Most states now have marketplace facilitator laws, though definitions of a “marketplace facilitator” vary almost as much as do states’ sales tax laws. Most recently , Michigan and Minnesota issued guidance on sales and use tax nexus applicable to marketplace facilitators and sellers, clarifying when facilitators have sales tax obligations.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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Maryland has also extended time free of interest and penalties to file sales and use tax returns due between Jan. This affects returns for sales taking place from December through this month. Minnesota wants comments on possible rules governing sales and use tax recordkeeping and consolidated return requirements.

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IRS Launches Tax Professional Awareness Week

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The special week is the IRS’ latest effort in support of taxpayers and the tax community. Each year, millions of taxpayers seek the help of tax professionals to prepare their federal tax returns and other filings. “As For available more information and locations, see free tax return preparation for qualifying taxpayers.

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What’s trailing nexus? And why should you cancel your sales tax registration?

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Nexus continues even after a person stops activities that originally established nexus … This one-year trailing nexus concept applies to all taxes you report on the excise tax return, including retail sales tax.” In many states where it applies, trailing nexus lasts about a year, as in Minnesota , Wisconsin and Texas.

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$1.5 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds from 2019 Set to Expire in July 2023, Says IRS

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million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Need to file a 2019 tax return?