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.
January 30, 2020
Push for Real-Time Sales Tax Remittance Resurges in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s 2021 budget proposal includes a plan to require businesses to remit sales tax more quickly. This is the third time he’s pushed for faster sales tax remittance since taking office in 2015. Will the third time be the charm? The latest plan applies to electronically remitted sales and use tax, local option...…
January 23, 2020
Avalara Announces 17 Newly Certified Integrations into Business Applications
These integrations enable customers of Avalara partner solutions to benefit from Avalara’s real-time calculation of applicable taxes for billing line items. Avalara software reduces the tedium and complexity of determining taxes for ...
January 21, 2020
Grant Thornton Launches Indirect Tax Platform
The platform bridges the various indirect tax management functions into one simplified workflow, easing the compliance burden in addition to providing insight for strategic management.
January 14, 2020
Avalara Names Salim Ali as Senior Vice President of International
Avalara, Inc. a provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today announced the appointment of enterprise software executive Salim Ali as its new senior vice president of international.
January 6, 2020
Arizona and Hawaii Expand Sales Tax E-Filing and Payments in 2020
More businesses are required to electronically file and remit Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) and Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET) in 2020 than in previous years.
December 27, 2019
Sales Taxes Changing in 24 States in January 2020
Local sales and use tax rates often change in many states at the start of each year. On January 1, 2020, rates will change in close to 25 states.
December 19, 2019
The Wackiest Sales Tax News of 2019
Some of the wackiest sales tax tales in 2019 centered on remote sales tax. States won the right to tax remote sales only recently, with the United States Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018) — and implementation ...
December 19, 2019
Missouri Considers New Economic Nexus Legislation
Last year at this time, Missouri lawmakers introduced a couple of bills relating to remote sales tax. Both sought to implement economic nexus, requiring out-of-state vendors with a certain amount of sales in the state to collect and remit sales tax.
December 11, 2019
Report Shows Dramatic Changes for Sales Taxes in 2020
Avalara’s 2020 sales tax changes report reveals major changes in legislation and consumer preference that are poised to disrupt ecommerce in 2020.
December 10, 2019
NYU School of Professional Studies to Host the 38th Institute on State and Local Taxation
The two-day Institute is intended for attorneys, accountants, state tax officials, tax directors, tax managers, and individuals who seek expert discussion on the latest technical, legislative, and planning developments. Attendees will learn practical ...
December 9, 2019
New York Sets Confusing, Retroactive Sales Tax Policy
The January 2019 notice provided an exception for small remote sellers. Businesses with no physical presence in New York need to collect New York sales tax only if, in the immediately preceding four sales tax quarters ...
December 9, 2019
Louisiana Supreme Court Considers Sales Tax Case
The Louisiana Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case that could have an enormous impact on marketplace facilitators in Louisiana.