Sales Tax July 28, 2025
Sales Tax Rates and Rules Changes Skyrocket Across States in 2025, Says Vertex Report
In the first half of 2025, states made 408 sales tax rate changes and new rates – a 24% increase compared to the first half of 2024.
August 25, 2020
As States Look to Bounce Back, Tax Leaders Need to Engage with Lawmakers
Transaction tax changes are on pace to reach the second highest total in the past 11 years. 150 city sales tax rate adjustments have occurred to date this year—with all but 10 being rate hikes—and those numbers aren’t likely to slow down.
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August 19, 2020
Billtrust Adds Integration with Avalara CertCapture
By partnering with Avalara, a tax compliance software provider, Billtrust customers will benefit from an automated process to collect, validate, store and manage sales tax exemption certificates, eliminating manual work and creating a ...
August 10, 2020
Tennessee Lowers Sales Tax Economic Nexus for Online Sellers
Retailers with no physical presence in Tennessee are currently required to collect and remit Tennessee sales tax if their annual sales into the state exceed $500,000. Starting October 1, 2020, out-of-state businesses and marketplace facilitators must ...
August 4, 2020
Chicago Starts Taxing Wine-by-Mail Orders
As of July 1, 2020, wineries are required to collect Chicago liquor tax on sales made directly to consumers with a Chicago address. This is a significant departure from previous policy: Chicago liquor tax applied only to sales made physically in the city through June 30, 2020. The change to the Chicago liquor tax policy only affects wineries and other wine sellers, because breweries...…
August 4, 2020
States Searching for Revenue Get Aggressive on Sales Tax Enforcement
Federal, state, and local officials scrambled to support struggling businesses and individuals when the coronavirus (COVID-19) first hit. They placed temporary moratoriums on evictions, pushed income tax due dates to July 15, and waived interest and ...
July 21, 2020
Avalara Introduces New Capabilities to Help Sellers Manage Cross-Border Tax Compliance
Avalara’s cross-border solution consists of Avalara AvaTax Cross-Border and Avalara Item Classification, providing users with an integrated approach or stand-alone offerings to address the complex processes of classifying products and ...
July 21, 2020
Sales Tax Issues Arise with COVID-19 Surcharges
Business owners, especially restaurants and bars, should anticipate a sales tax audit if they are implementing Covid-related fees.
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July 16, 2020
One Telecommuting Employee Can Subject a Business to Corporate Income Tax in More States
The sudden shift to remote work for many corporations in response to Covid-19 may lead to costly compliance burdens as 36 state tax departments indicate that having just one employee telecommuting from their state will create nexus for ...
July 1, 2020
States Lose $16.8 Billion from Hotel Tax Revenue Due to Covid-19
Some of the hardest hit states include California (-$1.9 billion), New York (-$ 1.3 billion), Florida (-$ 1.3 billion), Nevada (-$1.1 billion) and Texas (-$940 million). These tax impacts represent the direct tax revenue decrease from the severe drop ...
June 26, 2020
Distilleries in New York May Soon Obtain DTC Licenses
The current allowable DTC rules for distilleries (8 states), breweries (10 states), and retailers (16 states) are substantially different than those for wineries (46) states. Whereas wineries can ship directly to 97% of the U.S. population, ...
June 26, 2020
The Tricky Business of Duties Owed on International Shipments
Shipments that cross international borders are often subject to customs duties or tariffs, but sometimes they aren’t. The product being shipped may be tax exempt. Or, the value of the shipment may be under the country ...
June 25, 2020
Louisiana Gives Dept of Revenue Power to Provide Tax Relief
Lawmakers in Louisiana have made it easier for the Louisiana Department of Revenue to provide tax relief in the wake of a gubernatorial or presidential declaration of disaster or emergency.