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How Merchants Navigate Tax Collection Complexity With Technology  

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eCommerce firms are navigating a tax collection environment that increasingly requires technology and automation to ensure compliance. 2018: The year of the Supreme Court decision in the South Dakota vs. Wayfair case. All this, Today in Data. Data: 8,000: Square footage of The North Face’s recently opened store in Soho.

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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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SMB Tax Complexity Preserves Role For The Human Accountant

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Anxieties that automation will replace humans have waned in the accounting sector, as industry players begin to realize that technology can actually help accountants play a more important role for their small business (SMB) customers as advisors and guides, rather than replacing their roles outright. Tackling Tax.

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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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Top News In Payments: The Fed Takes A Closer Look At Big Tech; Goldman CEO Denies Apple Card Credit Bias Claims

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President Barack Obama is warning about the potential negative impact that technology can have on society. President Barack Obama is warning about the potential negative impact technology can have on society. South Dakota Decision. Lawyer George Isaacson argued Wayfair’s side in the landmark 2018 South Dakota v.