If your firm provides employees with training directly through an online platform affiliated with a college or university, the fee for accessing the platform isn’t subject to sales tax in the Lone Star State. That’s according to a recent private letter ruling from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. In Private Letter Ruling No. 20210419122306, […]
There’s new guidance on marketplace facilitators and what transactions they’re required to collect taxes for in Indiana under SB 382. The Dept. of Revenue recently released an updated Information Bulletin #89 on sales tax, effective July 1, 2022. This replaces the bulletin released in June 2019. The main changes in the bulletin were designed to […]
Sales tax may be soon be collected by marketplace facilitators during more purchases in the Sooner State. Here’s why: SB 1339 updates the definition of what’s considered a marketplace facilitator. As of Jan. 1, 2023, the new definition says that a marketplace facilitator is now a person that facilitates the sale at retail of a […]
HB 791 updates the definition of a taxable “digital product” in Maryland. And good news: Computer software and other services your company may purchase won’t be taxable once the bill’s in effect. Effective July 1, 2022, the following applications are specifically not subject to sales and use tax, per the bill: A product with electrical, […]
Reminder: The location of your independent contractors or remote employees can create nexus for you in various states. One taxpayer learned this the hard way after being assessed for sales tax in Arkansas, according to Allyn Tax News. Although an employer claimed it didn’t have nexus in the state since it had no physical presence […]
Good news for those buying employees food or snacks in Kansas: The governor has signed HB 2106, a bill designed to eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries by 2025. The sales tax will phase out in stages. It’ll decrease from the current level of 6.5% to 4% by Jan. 1, 2023. Then, in 2024, […]
Keep an eye on any online purchases you’ve made in the past several years in Massachusetts. They may end up being subject to retroactive sales and use tax pending a state Supreme Judicial Court decision. The state’s high court has accepted an appeal request from an online retailer in a case to define what establishes […]
If you’re paying for cloud computing services in the Magnolia State, there’s good news: The Dept. of Revenue has just withdrawn a proposed rule to make various cloud computing services subject to sales tax. As written, the proposed rule would’ve imposed the state sales tax on any Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, as well […]
FLORIDA – The Sunshine State has just announced sweeping sales tax exemptions for a slew of products your company may need that are related to disaster preparedness and certain skilled trades. The exemptions are part of a significant tax package signed into law by the governor on May 6, 2022. Here’s what you need to […]
