Ecommerce Industry News
A Federal judge will rule this week on a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by an Amazon seller located in Illinois against the California agency (CDTFA) that oversees the collection of sales and […]
An Amazon seller from Illinois said California’s tax agency froze her bank account just days before Christmas and took over $2,000 from her account. Now she’s fighting back, and it’s a matter of survival. Isabel […]
Online sellers could be facing a sales tax crackdown in 2021, according to Avalara. Many states that eased up on enforcement efforts due to COVID-19 will be looking to accelerate audits as soon as they […]
Amazon has expanded the number of states for which it collects sales tax, it announced this week, adding an additional 11 states and Puerto Rico. Here’s what Amazon told sellers in Tuesday’s announcement: Marketplace Tax […]
Two years after Wayfair, where are we now with online sales tax? Fear, anxiety, and noncompliance. Immediately following the Supreme Court ruling in the landmark Wayfair ruling, dozens of states enacted laws or regulations requiring […]
On April 1, 2020, marketplace facilitators, such as eBay and Etsy will now be responsible for collecting and remitting Georgia sales and use tax, according to Charles Maniace, Vice President of Regulatory Analysis at Sovos, […]
State sales tax laws are proving to be a burden to small sellers, according to testimony provided to members of a Congressional subcommittee. On March 3rd, the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, […]
Online marketplace Bonanza updated sellers about changes it’s making to sales tax collection. It’s using third-party service TaxCloud to comply with Marketplace Facilitator laws passed by numerous states around the country. “Many states have added […]
eBay’s government relations team provided an update on the issue of online sales tax in a post on the eBay Mainstreet website on Thursday. The message: states were busy in 2019 updating and enacting sales-tax […]
Etsy hosted a session on the discussion boards last week where a representative from Intuit answered sellers’ tax questions. Etsy has a partnership with Intuit, offering integration with QuickBooks Self-Employed and TurboTax Self-Employed. “Tax season […]