In terms of the broadening of “nexus” for sales and use tax purposes, what a New Year 2010 has been thus far! It’s starting to feel like on an almost every-day basis I’m reporting on yet another state seeking or having broadened its term “nexus” to encompass Internet sales. The past several days include the [...]
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An Amazon-type sales and use tax bill has been introduced in yet another state. This time, it’s the Commonwealth of Virginia. Introduced January 21st by Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (R—Augusta) and backed by the Virginia Retail Federation (the legislative arm of the Retail Alliance and the Retail Merchants Association), the bill (S.B. 660), if [...]
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In these stormy days of the ongoing saga between Amazon.com and a number of states (see here, here, here, and here), the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policies Priorities released a riveting report this week concluding, among other findings, that Amazon’s arguments against collecting sales taxes do not withstand scrutiny – costing states up to [...]
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Wisconsin’s Governor Jim Doyle signed his state’s Streamlined Sales and Use Tax (SST) conforming legislation into law February 19th (sans public hearing), paving the way for petition to the SST Governing Board for full membership. Will Wisconsin be the latest state to join SST with all of the promised benefits including amnesty, audit protection, and [...]
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