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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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Who Pays A Higher Price For Online Sales Tax?

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Wayfair case that allowed states and individual cities to launch tax policies aimed at remote sellers and marketplaces is still reverberating in 2019 and will likely affect online retail in 2020. South Carolina, though, is attempting to retroactively collect taxes from Amazon. A recent survey of U.S.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

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There are many, many retailers and brands trying to outfit the world, and standing out in the crowd is difficult. And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S.

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US Liquor Sales Rise, But Not Enough To Offset COVID-Related Global Revenue Decline

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alcohol sales shot up 55 percent in late March, just as stay-at home orders were going into effect across the nation. He said small labels would also suffer as retailers picked larger brands to stock their shelves because those are easier to get. alcohol sales as consumers stock up on booze while stuck at home.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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Vermont: Daring To Be Different, To The Surprise Of No One

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Store front businesses in Vermont ha ve done a bit better than in regional counterparts in three out of the four categories tracked, but then again, the region itself was fairly lagging behind the overall nation. percent for the state, with the overall nation at 4.9 So, the outperformance is a bit of scant consolation.

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Changing the Conversation About Income Volatility

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According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the group of workers whose incomes rise and fall by as much as 25 percent over the course of a year is mostly made up of hourly workers in retail and gig economy workers. But while they make up a large segment of those affected by income volatility, they are far from alone.