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Tuesday’s House hearing will be chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., who was a steadfast supporter of the previous standard under which a remote seller had to have a physical presence in a state in order to be required to collect sales taxes.
July 19 -
State and local governments were advised Thursday to avoid imposing burdens on out-of-state e-commerce retailers that could spark a new round of litigation as they begin implementing the Supreme Court’s June 21 South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. ruling on sales taxes.
July 13 -
During a webinar Thursday moderated by the National League of Cities, officials pointed out that the South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. sales tax case has been remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court back to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
July 12 -
Congress might provide clarity by preventing states any state from imposing retroactive liability.
July 9 -
Membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is voluntary, but the Supreme Court ruling may serve as an impetus for more states and e-commerce retailers to join.
July 6 -
Texas maintained its torrid pace of sales tax collections in June with its sixth monthly record in 2018.
July 5 -
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and co-sponsors of a recently offered bill want to prevent businesses in their states from being forced to collect sales taxes from e-commerce transactions.
July 3 -
With the need for Congressional action lessened, governors and state legislatures can focus on fine tuning their own laws, officials said.
June 22 -
Thursday's 5-4 ruling involves a 2016 law enacted by South Dakota requiring out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax if they have more than 200 transactions annually or $100,000 in sales within the state.
June 21 -
The sales tax increase will bring in an extra $30 million to cover a projected $28 million budget shortfall.
June 19