Articles about sales tax

‘It’s unbelievable’: Digital agencies slam new sales tax law in Washington as legal challenge looms

Curtis Costner spent Memorial Day Weekend on a trip with his father in Utah. As they passed through the so-called… Read More

Global tax and audit firm KPMG takes minority interest in startup LumaTax in $2M funding round

KPMG, the global tax, audit and advisory firm, has taken a minority interest in LumaTax, the startup that spun out… Read More

Avalara stock soars following Supreme Court e-commerce sales tax decision

Avalara looks to be a prime beneficiary of Thursday’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision on e-commerce sales tax collection, as… Read More

Inside ‘Avalara Hawk Tower,’ sales tax automation company brings island roots into a new era

It has been nearly a decade since Avalara had all its Seattle-area employees under one roof. But that changed last… Read More

Proposed state tax on sale of personal data faces a fight from business groups

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several business interests opposed a proposed Washington state tax on the sale of electronic personal information at… Read More

Economist: Washington state can’t succeed without income tax, tech investor disagrees

Washington state’s lack of income tax is either one of its greatest assets or one of the main issues holding… Read More

Amazon cuts off affiliate program in Louisiana over new sales tax law

Amazon is ending its affiliate program in Louisiana after legislators passed a law allowing the state to tax businesses without a… Read More

Avalara adds support for Brazilian taxes with new acquisition

Avalara announced today that it’s adding support for Brazilian taxes to its global tax compliance platform thanks to its acquisition… Read More

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Sales tax titan Avalara expands operations in North Carolina

Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based sales tax compliance company, announced today that it has expanded its footprint to Durham, N.C. The… Read More

Congress may block an online sales tax measure that received Amazon’s blessing

A bill supporting the collection of online sales tax may finally be dead after bouncing around the halls of Congress for… Read More

Study: Sales tax cuts into Amazon’s sales, as consumers look to other online retailers

Laws that require online retailers to collect local sales tax are hitting Amazon particularly hard, according to a new study by… Read More

Avalara unveils TrustFile, a free cloud-based sales tax service for small businesses

There’s a whole maze of state and local laws governing sales tax collection, and it can be hard for a… Read More

Gates, Buffett say online purchase taxes are fair and good for state budgets

Billionaire buddies Bill Gates and Warren Buffett wholeheartedly agree on one thing: Online retailers need to be taxed. Speaking on… Read More

Californians hurry up and shop, shop, shop ahead of Amazon.com tax deadline

There’s a bit of an e-commerce gold rush going down in California, where Amazon.com customers are scrambling to squeeze in some… Read More

Amazon vs. eBay: Opposing views on sales tax legislation

An Amazon.com executive today told Congress that the company supports federal legislation providing a constitutional framework for states to collect… Read More