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The State-By-State Complexities Of Sales Tax Compliance

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Retailers that want to sell merchandise nationwide must pay attention to how each state’s tax code treats their goods. For example, products considered to be exempt medical necessities in some states might be taxed at high rates in others. 100: Minimum number of local tax codes in Alaska.

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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. have moved to collect sales tax from remote sellers, and it’s just the beginning. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C.

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A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws

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Merchants aiming to sell nationwide must pay attention to how their goods are treated by each state’s tax code. Items considered as exempt medical necessities in some states may be taxed at high rates in others, and businesses cannot afford to be caught by surprise. Around The Next-Gen Sales Tax Wor ld.

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Sam’s Club Suddenly Closes 63 Stores

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But the membership-only retailer said it had closed the stores following a “review,” according to news from Reuters. After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we’ve decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy,” the retailer wrote in a tweet. Walmart’s shares rose 0.5

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NPR’s Tempest In An Artisanal Tea Kettle – What Retailers Can Learn From It  

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The beholdenness to those stations, Benton thinks, is causing NPR to put a strategy tax on its digital properties. A strategy tax is anything that makes a product less likely to succeed, yet is included to further larger corporate goals. So Why Should A Retailer Care? Kill it with fire, it no longer matters,” hysteria.

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The Dawn Of A Cashless Global Economy?

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There are issues of transaction security, criminal elements, tax evasion, free flow of capital, access to goods and services and the ability to fully participate in the global economy. Now legal in 23 states, with recreational use also legal in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, marijuana is very much still a cash-based business.

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