Groupons, Sales Tax and More – The Issues Continue

Last Friday, March 23rd, I had an article published by the fine folks at Bloomberg BNA.  The article, “State Tax Issues to Consider with ‘Groupons’ And Other Third-Party ‘Deal-of-the-Day’ Programs” appeared in electronic media in the publisher’s State Tax Weekly Report.  The print version of the article is also scheduled to be published in the April […]

“Clouding” the Sales Tax Issue

The following is a guest post by Diane Yetter, one of the nation’s leading authorities on Sales & Use Taxation and founder of the Sales Tax Institute (see end box for more about Diane). In this post, a follow-up to Diane’s recent COST presentation, “Taxing Software, Digital Goods, and the Cloud”, Diane discusses the inconsistencies in how states […]

As We Wait for Massachusetts, More States Issue “Groupon Sales Tax” Guidance

Administrative Guidance:  Groupons and Sales Tax! Now here’s an issue that states are paying close attention to – specifically how discounts offered through internet based “deal-of- the-day” marketing companies, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, impact the sales price subject to sales tax. In this post, I provide an update on Draft Guidance issued by Massachusetts last […]