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

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Even the ways retailers package their items can make a difference in their taxes. This month’s Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker examines these compliance complexities and their impact, as well as ongoing efforts to streamline how retailers can fulfill their obligations. Easing tax compliance helps governments and retailers alike.

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When One State’s Tax-Exempt Necessity Is Another’s High-Tax Discretionary Purchase

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Louisiana exempts most food purchased outside restaurants, for example, while Missouri exempts clay pigeons and targets used in skeet shooting. This policy change has refocused legislative action advocates and retailers to address the impact of sales taxes on individuals struggling to afford necessities. Managing compliance.

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

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Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. The latest Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker explores the complexities and challenges of compliance for different business models. SMB retailers in particular specified plans to spend approximately $30,000 to $40,000 on such investments.

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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. The new jumble of state-level and municipal taxation has further obscured already confusing Internet sales tax compliance.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Easy Access Is ‘Easier’ With ATMS & Gift Cards

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Not to make them out to be a toast attraction, but the other kiosks can be checked out in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana and Nevada. Coinsource has built an organization that’s built to scale and to do so while meeting or exceeding varying levels of compliance,” said Coinsource CEO and Cofounder Sheffield Clark.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 billion people a month who visit it. The fizzle wears on. Costco Card.

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