Senate votes to support Marketplace Fairness Act, 75-24
On Friday, the Senate debated the merits of collecting online sales tax and the Marketplace Fairness Act.
View ArticleNew York Times speaks out for sales tax fairness
In an op-ed, the New York Times makes a persuasive case for online sales tax.
View ArticleWhy the number of sales tax jurisdictions doesn’t matter
If you’ve read that the Marketplace Fairness Act would require online sellers to collect sales tax for nearly 10,000 tax jurisdictions nationwide, we wouldn’t blame you for being concerned. But here's...
View ArticleWhy online sales tax does NOT let states “tax beyond their borders”
One of the more common arguments we hear against online sales tax is that it would let states “tax beyond their borders.” But that's not true, for several reasons.
View ArticleeBay and the small business exception
Raising the small business exemption for online retailers to $10 million, as eBay CEO John Donahoe demands, doesn't make sense. Here's why.
View ArticleEditorials support Marketplace Fairness Act
Most editorials have been firmly in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act.
View ArticleInternet retailers will have to collect sales tax, with or without the...
Among opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act, there is a sense that if they succeed in blocking the bill, online retailers won’t have to collect sales tax. Not so.
View ArticleMembers of Congress, National Governors Association, and small businesses...
At a press conference last Wednesday, Representatives Steve Womack (R-AR) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) and National Governors Association Executive Director Dan Crippen spoke about internet sales tax.
View ArticleOH Gov. Kasich vetoes state online sales tax in favor of federal legislation
Ohio Governor John Kasich vetoed a line item in the state budget that would have required online sellers to collect sales tax from Ohio residents. His reasoning? He believes Congress needs to act on...
View ArticleHow sales tax management services handle audits
At TaxCloud, we handle not only sales tax calculation and collection but also filing and audits for many of our merchants. Here’s what our experience dealing with audits has been like.
View ArticleWhen online sales tax means less income tax
Several state governors say that if the Marketplace Fairness Act passes, they'll cut income taxes.
View ArticleEliminating the costs associated with online sales tax
No one should have to spend money to collect sales tax. That’s why we created TaxCloud and why the Marketplace Fairness Act requires states to provide free sales tax software for retailers. But...
View ArticleE-Fairness Solutions Make Online Sales Tax Quick and Easy
FYI: For those of you that didn’t already see it, the following Op-Ed piece by our CEO ran in Politico last week. Online retailers are a tech-savvy bunch. They seem to know what we want, when we want...
View ArticleFedTax Statement for the Record to the House of Representatives Committee on...
Download This Statement via FedTax Judiciary Committee Statement 031214 Introduction Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and distinguished members of the Committee on the Judiciary, thank you...
View ArticleSCOTUS Ready to Reverse Bellas Hess & Quill Allowing States to Compel Online...
Cite as: 575 U. S. ____ (2015) KENNEDY, J., concurring SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 13–1032 DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER v. BARBARA BROHL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLORADO DEPARTMENT...
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