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Minnesota Retail Delivery Fee Goes into Effect July 1st
Retailers making deliveries into Minnesota will have one more fee to contend with starting July 1, 2024. The new Minnesota Retail Delivery Fee (RDF) has the land of 10,000 lakes following in the footsteps of states such as Colorado by requiring retailers to collect a...
When to Charge Sales Tax on Online Classes
Online education was already popular in the early 2000s, but during the pandemic learning new things online really blew up. Maybe it was all the people who’d never had time to stop and smell the roses suddenly finding themselves homebound. People learned new skills,...
Sales Tax: Affiliate Nexus & Click-Through Nexus Explained
In the days before South Dakota v. Wayfair became the law of the land, states sought to make sure that any business who benefitted from doing business in their state also collected sales tax from buyers in that state. One way they did this was with “affiliate nexus”...
Sales Tax on Crowdfunding Campaigns, Explained
So you crowdfunded to make a new board game or short film or open up your new taco truck. Do you have to charge your crowdfunding backers sales tax? How does that work exactly? States are starting to solidify their guidance around crowdfunding and sales tax. Let’s...
Selling or Buying a Business? How to Handle Sales Tax During Due Diligence
When selling or purchasing a business, it is widely acknowledged that sales tax has become a critical due diligence checklist item over the last five (5) years especially with more and more scaling businesses being funded by venture capital / private equity investors....
US Sales Tax Guide for Non-US Based E-Commerce Retailers
When talking to non-US based sellers, we often hear, “My country has a tax treaty with the United States. We don’t have to worry about US tax.” This is true. For income tax. But sales tax is a whole other ball of wax. And international sellers are often caught...
Tax Compliance: 4 Steps to Master the Sales Tax Process in 2024
Collecting Sales TaxSales tax is a common point of confusion for all growing businesses. In an effort to inform and support all of our clients, this article outlines the four crucial steps to registering once you start to reach economic nexus thresholds and have a...
When are the 2024 sales tax holidays?
States use sales tax holidays as a way to attract shoppers and stimulate the economy, as well as encourage consumer behaviors such as disaster preparedness or using energy efficient appliances. For e-commerce sellers, that means knowing about and understanding the...
Florida Home to First Back to School Sales Tax Holiday of 2024
In 2024, New Year’s Day isn’t just for ringing in the New Year, it’s for ringing up tax free sales. At least, in Florida it is. Florida announced a Back to School Sales Tax Holiday to take place from January 1st through 14th, 2023. According to the Florida Department...
