From the Editor – January 12, 2020
Online sellers are under constant pressure to lower prices and offer free shipping, while at the same time their own costs are rising. New USPS rates go into effect at the end of the month […]
Tag: Sales tax legislation
eBay and Amazon Update Sellers on Sales Tax, WSJ Scolds States
eBay and Amazon updated sellers this month about how they collect sales tax across the US as states enact new laws, while the Wall Street Journal chided the states, characterizing sales tax legislation as a […]
States Keep Changing the Rules on Online Sales Tax
This article from Internet Retailer caught our eye, “Online sales tax laws are generating far more revenue than expected.” It shows the Herculean task of keeping up with the ever-changing requirements imposed by states on […]
eBay Cites Federal Move on Sales Tax Issue
eBay said Friday it was working to comply with new sales tax laws popping up around the country. Although it said Congress was working on a bill, eBay was not hopeful of passage of federal […]
The Growing List of States with Online Sales Tax Laws
As of today, California is requiring out-of-state sellers to start collecting sales tax from California buyers, joining numerous other states with such laws. California allows an exception for small sellers: Out-of-state sellers must have more […]
Poshmark Tells Sellers Not to Worry about Sales Tax
Poshmark is telling sellers not to worry about sale tax compliance as it takes over the burden of collecting tax on all applicable transactions, a radical approach and the first marketplace to do so. Poshmark, […]
State Lawmakers Tax Everything that Moves Online
Online sellers aren’t the only ones scrambling to comply with a web of sales tax laws from myriad jurisdictions. State lawmakers are targeting everything that moves online, as residents of New Jersey are discovering. Residents […]
Etsy Adds to List of States for Which It Collects Sales Tax
Etsy has added to the list of states for which it collects sales tax under Marketplace Facilitator laws. For Etsy-only sellers, such laws can simplify compliance issues, but for multi-channel sellers, such laws add yet […]
Amazon Dragged into Sales Tax Debate by Trump and Now eBay
eBay CEO Devin Wenig said he has spoken to President Trump about the online sales tax issue in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota vs. Wayfair, but the two men obviously […]
Sales Tax Victory Not Assured for All States
A new analysis of the Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota vs Wayfair offers a ray of hope for small online sellers who are worried about the burden of collecting and remitting sales tax across […]