Ecommerce Industry News
eBay urged sellers to sign a petition opposing internet sales tax to “protect your small business.” eBay will present the petition to President Trump, members of Congress, and state governors. eBay Senior Vice President of […]
Auctioneering is one of the world’s oldest professions, a national trade association told the Supreme Court in an amicus brief filed this month in South Dakota vs Wayfair, which could result in states being able […]
The United States government is siding with (most) states over the sales tax debate and cited the national economy and the states’ “financial stability.” On Friday, the Supreme Court granted the United States Solicitor General […]
An Amazon seller told the Supreme Court that current and proposed state tax laws are unfair and explained how they burden small business owners like himself. He made the argument in an amicus brief as […]
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We’re not sure if Supreme Court Justices whip out their mobile phones at Best Buy to check online reviews when shopping for a new dishwasher, or if they browse in bookstores but purchase their books […]
A typical Etsy seller is a female entrepreneur working out of her home to supplement her household’s income. The marketplace said expecting her to calculate, collect, and remit sales taxes on every single sale in […]
The Supreme Court is giving South Dakota the chance to argue why merchants with no physical presence in the state should have to collect and remit sales tax on transactions made to South Dakotan residents. […]
Many sellers were caught off guard in January when some marketplaces including Etsy began collecting sales tax on purchases originating in Washington state thanks to its new law. Pennsylvania has fallen in Washington’s footsteps and […]
Newegg apologized to Connecticut customers after it handed over their transaction data to the state. As reported in the March 4th issue of Newsflash, Avalara said Connecticut had coerced some non-collecting online merchants to agree […]