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US Supreme Court Gives The Green Light For Online Sales Taxes

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States can collect sales taxes from online retailers thanks to a U.S. The 5-4 decision essentially overturns the court’s 1992 ruling that states can collect sales taxes only from retailers that maintain a physical presence in those states. billion in tax revenue in 2017,” according to the report. retail sales.

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As The Online Tax Man Cometh, Will Smaller Retailers Embrace Marketplaces?

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As commerce has, increasingly, moved into the digital realm, and even the smallest merchants have gone omnichannel, tax policy has evolved as well — although perhaps it may be more apt to say tax policy has scrambled to keep up. Thus far, a bit more than a year after the ruling, tax policy remains fragmented.

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TaxCloud Announces New Stripe Integration

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sales tax obligations via the company’s sales tax application programming interface (API). Since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair last year, many online retailers now have to collect sales tax in additional states.

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A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes

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Supreme Court opened the door to state collection of sales taxes for eCommerce purchases, questions swirled about software, Congressional action, marketplace sellers and how consumers would react. According to Jerry Storch, former CEO of Toys R Us, who also spoke with CNBC, such technology is “readily available.” A day after the U.S.

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Wells Fargo’s Q2 Disappoints After Scandals

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The current quarter included a 10-cent per share income tax expense. . Second-quarter net income was impacted by a $481 million one-time expense resulting from a key Supreme Court decision related to online sales, South Dakota v. Wayfair, which impacted how states may collect taxes on sales made by out-of-state sellers. .

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The (Un)Certainty Of eCommerce Sales Taxes

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The only certainties in life, the saying goes, are death and taxes. We’ll underscore the certainty of the latter — taxes — for eCommerce firms and sales taxes , especially. Although taxes may be certain — just how much tax is due, and where, and perhaps even when, are all variables that are far from certain.

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Deep Dive: Wayfair’s Complex, Ongoing And Unexpected Effects On Retailers

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The 2018 South Dakota v. An additional 12 states have added or amended marketplace facilitator laws, and even more states are slated to implement remote seller tax laws in the next few years. . Businesses must therefore re-adjust to comply and avoid penalties in this new world of ongoing tax policy changes. .