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Hot Topics: Sellers and marketplace facilitators | TaxConnex

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States seem to believe that marketplace facilitators – most of which are much larger than most retailers – constitute a rich source of tax revenue. Take Iowa , where marketplace facilitators who generate $100,000 or more in sales must get an Iowa retail sales tax permit and file sales tax returns.

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Recent Cases Show You Shouldn't Mess with Sales Tax Obligations

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The company has paid nearly $69,000 in restitution for sales tax it collected and failed to pay to state coffers between June 2011 and December 2015. The case was referred to investigators after an auditor found that the business hadn’t filed quarterly sales tax returns or remitted sales tax collected for that period.

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How to register for states’ sales tax

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Additional concerns Some states apply different rates to tax types and some states have different tax returns for different types of tax. Some states, like Pennsylvania , require periodic renewal of sales tax permits. The states will use this information to determine how frequently you will need to file.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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Estimates reportedly said the tax will generate up to $250 million but opponents promise legal challenges. 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.

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Pennsylvania Will Recognize Grantor Trusts for Tax Years Beginning After January 1, 2025

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 815, signed into law on December 14, 2023, amended the Pennsylvania tax code to recognize irrevocable grantor trusts for tax years beginning after January 1, 2025. These transactions will now be disregarded for Pennsylvania income tax purposes as well.

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IRS Says State Issued Stimulus Payments are Not Taxable

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The IRS has determined that in the interest of sound tax administration and other factors, taxpayers in many states will not need to report these payments on their 2022 tax returns. Other payments Other payments that may have been made by states are generally includable in income for federal income tax purposes.

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What was new in December for state sales and use taxes

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Among them: Online sellers will challenge more states’ concept of nexus and warehouses – especially for storing inventory for marketplace facilitators such as Amazon, subject of a recent victory for sellers in Pennsylvania. A state court there found that having inventory at such a facility was insufficient to create nexus.

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