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Understanding Sales Tax for International Sellers
Understanding Sales Tax for International Sellers

By: Briana Wagner

The rules are exactly the same for foreign sellers as they are for domestic sellers when it comes to sales and use tax. However, international sellers, especially eCommerce sellers, face a unique set of challenges when it comes to state taxes because many do not have the resources to determine what is required of them or even of their domestic competitors. They are not immersed in an environment where sales tax is the norm. Tax laws in the United States differ from those in other countries, and it is essential to understand them to remain compliant. Are you an international seller who wants to understand where you may have sales tax exposure? Let’s find out!

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Briana WagnerInternational Sellers, Wayfair, Sales Tax
States Are Responding To Revenue Loss
States Are Responding To Revenue Loss

By: Ellie Moffat

At an ever-increasing rate, we are seeing states respond to what is quickly becoming an expanding economic crisis. The pandemic has created a huge revenue shortfall in many states due to the lower amounts of sales and income already collected and/or projected to be collected. Many experts have speculated that because of the loss of revenue, states are likely to take action designed to expand tax revenues and decrease costs. We believe it likely states will tax more services and more digital products. We believe we will see the states who have not yet introduced economic nexus or marketplace collection statutes to do so. Perhaps we may even see revisions to some of the existing statutes. We also believe states will begin to reduce or eliminate exemptions and many states will increase their discovery, auditing, and collection efforts.

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Ellie Moffateconomic crisis, Wayfair, nexus footprint, recession
Alaska - The New Sales Tax Frontier
Alaska - The New Sales Tax Frontier

By: Krista Sleeper

“To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of most wonderful countries in the world” - John Muir

To those of us in the lower 48 states, Alaska is a state shrouded in a lot of mystery. Their sales tax situation is no different. Alaska is one of those states we can all rattle off as being one of the NOMAD states which have no state-level sales tax.

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Michael Flemingalaska, local jurisdictions, Wayfair, interstate, AML, alaska municipal league