Sales and use taxes: Loss contingencies
This item discusses FASB Contingencies standards in the context of potential loss contingencies related to sales and use taxes.
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New Illinois and Chicago tax rules pose challenges
With new nexus rules, many retailers and other businesses are now facing an array of Illinois tax collection scenarios that may challenge their existing tax compliance systems.
New Mexico’s gross receipts tax: Round 2 of changes
This item discusses major changes in New Mexico's corporate income tax and gross receipts tax regime.
State proposals to tax digital ads are popping up everywhere
Certain jurisdictions introduced bills that would impose new taxes on revenues from digital advertising or expand the state sales tax base to include sales of digital advertising.
Corporate purchasing cards: Sales and use tax issues
The use of P-cards, which likely increased during the coronavirus pandemic, can create unexpected challenges, including potential exposure to sales and use tax.
Transfer pricing and sales/use tax
This discussion outlines the basics of sales and use tax and transfer pricing, considers how intercompany transfer pricing may unintentionally lead to sales tax exposure, and offers steps to avoid audit assessments and penalties.
California issues emergency regulation to clarify Marketplace Facilitator Act
The regulations provide examples to help taxpayers determine when a seller or facilitator becomes either a “marketplace facilitator” or “retailer” for California sales and use tax purposes and when a taxpayer establishes a tax registration and filing responsibility in California based on its sales activity.
Why are indirect taxes hot for e-commerce businesses?
This article discusses the status of indirect taxes for e-commerce businesses, the expected changes to the EU VAT and U.S. state and local sales tax, and the difficulties for businesses selling goods to consumers online.
Sales tax conflicts where two states tax the same transaction
New York’s and New Jersey’s different interpretations of situs could result in double taxation.
Assessing Wayfair’s impact on business and professional service providers
States have been showing a trend toward taxing an increasing number of services.
Recent nonstatutory state reactions to Wayfair
Several states have begun extending the economic nexus standard approved in Wayfair beyond sales tax, adopting economic nexus provisions for corporate income taxes.
Practical implications of the Wayfair decision
Businesses can follow this six-step analysis to make sure they cover their bases in complying with new remote-seller sales-and-use-tax responsibilities.
Wayfair’s impact on not-for-profit purchases and revenues
Not-for-profits that sell goods or services may find themselves needing to register for sales tax accounts in other states to remain in compliance.
M&A considerations in light of Wayfair
Buyers and sellers must now consider how Wayfair affects M&A tax due-diligence efforts, purchase agreement indemnities, and navigating remediation plans between the parties around prior-period exposures.
Unintended consequences: Considerations for a marketplace seller
Marketplace sellers, especially smaller businesses with limited resources, may face unexpected liabilities and obligations.
Alabama Scholastic case: Historic sales and use tax nexus issues with an eye toward Wayfair
A recent Alabama Court of Civil Appeals decision held that the business model used by a prominent classroom bookseller did not create use tax nexus in Alabama during a lengthy audit period at issue .
Why SALT will take center stage next to tax reform in 2019
Wayfair and the TCJA have positioned SALT issues to be a leading consideration in the overall tax landscape in the 2019 tax return preparation season.
Retailer not required to file sales tax refund claim for consumer
A recent case affirmed an appellant could not compel Costco to seek refunds of over-collected sales tax charged on items that the California Board of Equalization classified as exempt food.
Initial perspectives on Wayfair
This decision is the most significant state tax case in the past 25 years and raises new and fundamental issues.
Supreme Court abolishes physical presence requirement for sales tax collection
The Supreme Court overturned its decision that required businesses to have physical presence in a state before the state could require them to collect and remit sales tax on purchases by customers within the jurisdiction.
