Sales tax

The sharing economy has created untold numbers of micro-entrepreneurs, who provide services through digital-age apps.

Sales tax technology provider Avalara is integrating with EPiServer, an ecommerce and digital marketing software provider that has become a certified solution partner for Avalara.

CPA.com, the American Institute of CPAs’ technology arm, has formed a strategic alliance with Vertex SMB to help CPA firms with sales tax compliance for their business clients.

With states and localities increasingly looking to collect taxes from people and businesses that buy goods and services online, many taxpayers may not be aware that they could be overpaying sales and use taxes.

The personal finance website WalletHub has released its annual report on 2015’s Most & Least Fair State Tax Systems.

Last week, the Alabama Department of Revenue challenged the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which established a physical presence test for sales tax nexus.

Now that Labor Day has come and gone, back-to-school sales tax holidays are over for most consumers, but accountants still have to deal with reporting what’s taxable and what’s not.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US said it has been selected for the 11th straight year by the Internal Revenue Service to deliver its sales tax rate and taxability tables to help taxpayers across prepare their tax returns.

Technology is crucial in the struggle between states and taxpayers

Bloomberg BNA has released BNA Sales Tax Rates, a Web-based solution for up-to-the-minute sales and use tax rates.

Seventeen states will soon offer sales tax holidays where state sales tax charges are temporarily dropped on back-to-school items and other qualifying products.

In the first two quarters of 2015, there were 207 sales and use tax rate changes, up from 159 in the first six months of 2014, according to a new report.

Given the remarkably rapid rise of Internet commerce, it’s no surprise that cash-strapped states are looking for ways to tap into (i.e., tax) the bountiful stream of revenue.

Sales tax software provider Avalara has partnered with the publisher Wiley to offer a free ebook, “Sales & Use Tax Compliance for Dummies.”

Two firms share their experiences with major sales & use tax packages

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have teamed up to introduce new legislation that aims to make it easier for states and localities to collect sales taxes on online purchases and other remote transactions.

When taxpayers rent out a room on Airbnb, they may realize that any compensation they receive is subject to income tax. Lodging tax, however, is probably not on their minds.

The House approved legislation by voice vote permanently banning states from taxing Internet access or placing multiple or discriminatory taxes on e-commerce.

The House Judiciary Committee, through its Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, held a hearing Tuesday on nexus issues involving three bills before the Committee.

Bloomberg BNA releases its annual state tax survey