Press Room: Sales and Use Tax

February 07, 2012

Software In The Clouds…The Tax Answer May Be a Bit Foggy!

Over the last few years, state taxing authorities have eyed the growing digital products market as a potential lucrative source of revenue and/or as an increasing erosion of their tax base. The

September 18, 2012

Freda to Speak at Interstate Tax Corporation

Interstate Tax Corporation, now in its 22nd year of doing business, continues to train and update state tax practitioners on how to properly navigate the interstate tax system. With Caryl Nackenson-Sheiber at its ...

August 14, 2017

California Expands Partial Sales Tax Exemption for Purchases of Manufacturing or Research and Development Property

On July 25, 2017, in connection with Assembly Bill 398, California extended and expanded the partial sales and use tax exemption for purchases and leases of certain tangible personal property used in manufacturing or research and ...

June 12, 2018

Washington Offers Marketplace Fairness Penalty Reduction Program

For a limited time, until June 30, 2018, Washington’s Marketplace Fairness Penalty Reduction Program will allow applicants who meet program requirements to receive certain benefits, including penalty abatement and a limited look back ...

December 18, 2020

New Illinois Sales Tax Collection Requirements Take Effect for Remote Vendors and Marketplace Facilitators Starting in 2021

Beginning January 1, 2021, remote retailers and marketplace facilitators must remit state and local retailers’ occupation taxes (ROT) under the recently enacted Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Previously, remote retailers (effective ...

December 18, 2020

Telecommuting Employees Will Likely Complicate Employers’ Compliance With Seattle’s New Payroll Expense Tax

Seattle’s payroll expense tax takes effect January 1, 2021. However, much has changed since the so-called head tax levy, was originally conceived. The tax aims to tax employers’ payroll expense on compensation ...

December 18, 2020

After U.S. Supreme Court’s Sales and Use Tax Ruling, Home-Rule Jurisdictions Move Toward Uniformity But Complexities Remain

In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided South Dakota v. Wayfair (Wayfair), in which the Court eliminated the physical presence requirement for purposes of determining whether a state could compel an out-of-state company ...