Regulatory Analysis

Posted April 11, 2019 by Michael Bartram
Texas Leaders Propose Increasing State Sales Tax to Lower Property Taxes

Top Texas politicians are proposing a statewide sales tax rate increase of 1% (from 6.25% to 7.25%) to allow for lower property taxes across the state.  The increase would have to be approved both by the legislature and by Texas voters later this year before it could go into effect.  If the legislature and Texans approve […]

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Posted April 1, 2019 by Erik Wallin
New Marketplace Requirements in North Dakota

North Dakota now joins several other states in enacting marketplace legislation. Effective October 1, 2019, marketplace facilitators who have either facilitated more than $100,000 in sales or 200 or more separate transactions into North Dakota in the current or prior calendar year will be required to collect North Dakota sales and use tax. Marketplace facilitators […]

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Posted March 27, 2019 by Matthew Gonnella
Virginia to Begin Taxing Out-of-State Retailers

Beginning July 1, 2019, Virginia will require remote sellers and marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales and use tax if they have more than $100,000 in annual gross revenue from sales or at least 200 sales transactions in the state. Marketplace facilitators will also be required to collect and remit sales tax on behalf […]

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Posted March 22, 2019 by Matthew Gonnella
North Carolina Codifies Remote Sales Requirements

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 56 into law which codifies the North Carolina Department of Revenue directive published in response to the South Dakota v. Wayfair U.S. Supreme Court Decision. The legislation requires remote sellers to collect and remit sales and use tax when the seller, for either the current or previous year, has […]

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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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