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When One State’s Tax-Exempt Necessity Is Another’s High-Tax Discretionary Purchase

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Sales taxes empower governments to maintain critical public services, but they can also make medical essentials too expensive for those who need them. Campaigns against taxing obligatory items are spreading across the United States, forcing states to rethink their revenue generation decisions. Sales taxes’ price tags.

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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

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Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. . SSUTA’s Role in South Dakota v.

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Is Sales Tax An Anchor On Amazon?

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One of the more long-grumbled complaints in retail is that Amazon and other eCommerce players are able to exploit a loophole that allowed them to mostly avoid charging sales tax. Would collecting sales tax 100 percent of the time take a bit out of Amazon’s bottom line? Recent data suggests — probably not.

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Amazon Gains Juicy Incentives With New Headquarters Locations

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Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as the homes for its second and third headquarters. By selecting New York City, Amazon will also get a refundable tax credit, via New York State’s Excelsior Program, that could total $1.2 A reported 238 locations competed to land Amazon’s new headquarters.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. How economic nexus policies play out with restricted substances .

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Credit Karma Now Offers A High-Yield Savings Account

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percent APY, which is about 22 times higher than the average of national accounts. When we built Credit Karma Savings, we wanted to develop a product that made opening a savings account as easy as possible for our members,” said Jagjit Chawla, general manager of savings and tax for Credit Karma, in a release.

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Supreme Court ruled in May that states may legalize sports betting — it was already allowed in Nevada — four other states have approved such wagering: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey and West Virginia. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. Integrity Fees.