“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 […]
Wondering How Sales Tax Applies to a Groupon? So Are Many of The States!
Groupon, LivingSocial; those increasingly popular internet based social coupon programs. If you’re a business launching a new product or service or just looking to increase your customer base, you’ve probably contemplated promoting your business through one of these programs. With Groupon being named one of the “fastest growing companies in Web history” by Forbes.com, it’s […]
State Tax Amnesty: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent State Taxes, What Taxpayers Need to Know
State Tax Amnesty Programs; it seems like every month one state or another announces a tax amnesty program. This perception isn’t far from reality as approximately thirteen states announced and completed tax amnesty programs in 2009. The amnesty trend continued in 2010 with at least fourteen more states (Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, […]