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In this article, we share the top five mistakes made when dealing with sales tax and ways to avoid them. Keep reading to prevent you and your company from costly sales tax mishaps!
Learn three major sales tax issues every e-commerce business needs to understand: nexus, marketplace facilitator laws, and drop shipping.
Watch memorable highlights from our Women to Watch in Sales Tax series and soak up the advice from five trailblazing women in sales tax.
The Sales Tax Institute Book Club most recently read a book that broadened our perspectives on law, politics, race, and social justice in the United States. In Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America, politician…
In our most recent edition of the Sales Tax Institute Book Club, our staff all took part in some self-reflection of two particular personality styles: introversion and extroversion.
If you’re a service provider selling goods along with non-taxable services, you may be making one simple but big mistake that can create a sales tax burden for your business.
From our 25th anniversary to three hold-out states passing Wayfair legislation – check out our 2021 sales tax year in review.
There are many opportunities to take advantage of sales tax exemptions in the manufacturing industry. Here are quick tips to uncover more and sometimes unexpected manufacturing exemptions for your company.
The Sales Tax Nerd Award recognizes sales tax professionals who demonstrate a dedicated passion and commitment to the study and practice of sales tax.
Let’s take a look at three of the primary home rule states that also have a state-wide sales tax—Alabama, Colorado, and Louisiana—to understand steps taken what remote out-of-state sellers can expect.
Learn how sales tax applies to Halloween favorites like candy, costumes, and beloved jack-o-lanterns – with tips for consumers and retailers alike!
Explore some important sales tax updates coming out of Western states so you can get caught up and make any changes as necessary to keep your company compliant.
This month, the Sales Tax Institute read Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization that Thrives which covers how to shape and revitalize company culture.
Selecting a sales tax automation system is a decision you need to get right the first time. Here are four things you need to know before choosing a system.
A 25th Anniversary reflection by Diane Yetter. See where the Sales Tax Institute has been and where it is going!
With sales tax holiday season right around the corner, now is a good time to look at how sales tax holidays work and examine the different types of holidays that states offer.
Find out how the 2018 Wayfair decision created immediate and pressing obligations for companies with significant sales across large swathes of the United States, increasing audit risk for taxpayers.
Learn why managing local taxes is such a large challenge for taxpayers post-Wayfair and about local efforts to simplify compliance. This is part 4 of our 5 part series on three years of the Wayfair decision.
Dive into how the sales tax landscape has changed for marketplace facilitators and sellers following South Dakota v. Wayfair. This is part 3 of our 5 part series on three years of the Wayfair decision.
Get the details on big changes effective in both Canada and the European Union as of July 1, 2021 to adapt and modernize tax regimes in light of the global e-commerce landscape.
Learn how the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision has affected the cost of compliance for businesses. This is part 2 of our 5 part series on three years of the Wayfair decision.
Find out how the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision has changed the landscape for businesses over the past three years. Part 1 of 5.
What’s been happening in the Southwestern sales tax landscape lately? Let’s dig into some updates.
Last month, the Sales Tax Institute staff focused on improving our understanding of the injustices surrounding the lack of education for girls around the world by reading Malala.