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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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Vitamins, supplements and sales tax – the latest

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For purposes of incurring sales tax in any state, that essentially translates into “sometimes.” In other instances, vitamins and supplements aren’t taxed at all. How do you handle sales tax liability if you sell vitamins, dietary supplements or other items in this nebulous category? And we don’t mean “sometimes.”

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Are Digital Ad Taxes Spreading?

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should know about a relatively new kind of ta x – and tax obligation. The state will impose a gross receipts tax ranging from 2.5% Montana and West Virginia are considering one ; Nebraska lawmakers shelved such a proposal last year. to learn what it means when sales tax is all on us. ?. Contact us ?to

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Sales Tax and Vitamins/Dietary Supplements

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You won’t find too many more confusing sales tax scenarios than the one involving dietary supplements. For purposes of sales tax, sometimes supplements and vitamins are considered drugs (prescription or not), sometimes groceries or food, sometimes tangible personal property – and sometimes not. Sales tax isn’t getting any easier.

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Sales tax and accounting services

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It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? For some 90 years, states have levied sales tax on goods (West Virginia was the first to do so , in 1921). Sourcing is huge.

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Does sales tax apply to memberships?

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Clubs and dues have been around for decades, but the rise of certain memberships – and the ability to sell them over the internet – have also raised the question of whether memberships incur sales tax. Health and fitness club In some states membership in one of these creates a sales tax obligation; in others it doesn’t.

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Online Ads: Who Taxes Them and Who Doesn't?

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One of the next big trends in sales tax is one you should start thinking about: states taxing digital advertising. Right now, a little more than two-thirds of states with a sales tax impose a tax on the sale of such digital goods as videos and music. Who’s doing what among states with this new breed of tax?

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