Regulatory Analysis

Posted March 21, 2019 by Kaitlyn Smethurst
Nebraska Enacts Marketplace Legislation

On March 21, 2019, Governor Ricketts of Nebraska signed LB284 into law, enacting requirements for marketplace sellers to collect and remit sales and use tax in Nebraska. Under this legislation, sellers will be considered “doing business in Nebraska” when they have 200 or more transactions or sell more than $100,000 in products into Nebraska via the internet […]

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Posted March 21, 2019 by Erik Wallin
Utah Sales and Use Tax Rate Change Effective April 1, 2019

Utah voters approved Proposition 3 on November 6, 2018. Proposition 3 includes a state-level sales and use tax rate change from 4.70% to 4.85% effective April 1, 2019.  Please refer to Utah State Tax Commission Tax Bulletin 01-19 for more details and a listing local rate changes to take effect April 1, 2019.

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Posted March 21, 2019 by Matthew Gonnella
Washington Passes Legislation Adjusting Marketplace Collection Requirements

The State of Washington recently passed SB 5581 which simplifies economic nexus rules for remote sellers and marketplace facilitators which became effective immediately upon signing by the governor on March 15, 2019. The legislation eliminates the 200 sale threshold for economic nexus and codifies the $100,000 in annual sales threshold based on cumulative gross receipts on retail sales (previously […]

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Posted March 14, 2019 by Andrew Decker
New York Issues Advisory Opinion on Marketplace Liability

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued TSB-A-19(1)S which found that an online marketplace which sold software on behalf of third-party sellers could be viewed as a co-vendor liable for the collection and remittance of sales tax on the sales of prewritten software. The opinion states that if the marketplace collects and […]

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Posted March 8, 2019 by Tom Hospod
IRS Reminds Filers to Indicate Health Coverage

The IRS has published a notice reminding filers that, despite the repeal of the individual mandate in last year’s tax reform bill, individuals must still indicate on their return whether they had health coverage. ACA remains the law of the land for Tax Year 2018 – individuals were required to maintain and report coverage. The IRS […]

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