Here you can read up on significant developments in the world of sales and use tax. Find the latest legislative updates and helpful tips to keep you in compliance across all 50 states. You can filter news items by topic and/or a jurisdiction of interest.
In a ruling filed on January 23, 2024, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington denied an appeal of an audit assessment made by the Department of Revenue on sales made by two Amazon sellers between 2011 and 2018.
Effective July 1, 2017, Indiana requires remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax on sales of tangible personal property, products transferred electronically, and services delivered in Indiana if gross revenue or number of sales exceed a certain threshold.
Indiana has enacted legislation with marketplace nexus provisions, effective July 1, 2019.
A judge has held that Amazon owes uncollected taxes, penalties, and interest on third-party sales made pre-Wayfair.
Effective July 1, 2024, Wyoming will no longer require 200 transactions as part of the state’s economic nexus threshold.
PetMeds, a Florida based online retailer of pet supplies and medication, has recently lodged a petition with the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal to challenge an audit assessment.
Washington state appellate panel affirmed the Board of Tax Appeals’ final decision granting summary judgment finding in favor of the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) for a Business and Occupation (B&O) tax assessment.
The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers has issued an Information Bulletin to provide additional guidance to marketplace facilitators and sellers about each\’s responsibility for sales tax
North Carolina-based online retailer lodged a complaint in North Carolina Business Court against their tax advisory firm.
California has added language to its Code of Regulations to clarify which businesses have responsibilities under their marketplace facilitator laws.
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts upheld a nexus determination for an out-of-state seller making sales of licensed software into Texas.
A Chicago man’s qui tam action claim against a U.K. tailor was dismissed by a circuit court. The dismissal was recently affirmed by an Illinois Appellate Court.
The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously decided that Saltwater Sportsman Outfitters LLC is liable for $80,000 in additional sales tax.
Effective August 1, 2023, Louisiana will no longer have 200 transactions as part of the state\’s economic nexus threshold.
A recently enacted Utah bill changes how motor vehicles involved in car-sharing platforms are taxed.
On February 13, 2023, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 30 into law, which eliminates the 200-transaction threshold from South Dakota’s economic nexus threshold, effective July 1, 2023.
A North Carolina taxpayer who is an affiliate of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) does not meet the definition of a “marketplace facilitator” per a private letter ruling from the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has offered new guidance and answers to FAQs for marketplace sellers and marketplace provides.
The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District released a decision on January 9,2023, confirming the CDTFA had the legal discretion to hold third party sellers responsible for the sales tax due on sales made through Amazon.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled to uphold a sales tax assessment against a Wisconsin based printer, rejecting the taxpayer\’s argument that they could not be subject to sales tax under the U.S. Supreme Court decision McLeod v. J.E. Dilworth Co.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has issued a ruling in favor of the taxpayer in relation to a state rule regarding vendors making internet sales which would allow the Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue to consider the use of cookies, apps, and content delivery networks (CDNs) while deciding whether a vendor was in or out of the State of Massachusetts.
Louisiana is facing complaints from an Arizona jewelry wholesaler claiming that their sales tax system is unconstitutional due to its compliance burdens on out-of-state sellers.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania sided with the Online Merchants Guild as they pushed back on the Department of Revenue’s charges for taxes owed.
Wayfair LLC, the defendant in the landmark 2018 ruling that created the standards for economic nexus, has filed suit in Colorado to challenge the nexus standards of the state and its home rule cities, arguing that the state\’s tax regime violates the US constitution and the standards laid out in the 2018 case.