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Thanks to three primary revenue bills that were signed into law earlier this year, taxes are going up in the state of Washington, in particular for large service businesses, estates and individuals earning capital gains. ...more
On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2755, which contains three amnesty programs the state estimates will substantially increase its coffers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law...more
The current US administration has added tariffs to a variety of goods sold by US retailers but imported from foreign sellers. In other cases, foreign retailers subject to tariffs, may sell their products directly to US...more
Tennessee enacted new legislation governing HDC - hemp derived cannabinoids, the state’s term for legal CBD and hemp that contains less than 0.3% THC. The new law does not take effect until January 1, 2026...more
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes and Kylan Memminger recently led a session at the firm's Retail & Consumer Goods Summit. The presentation, “State Sales Tax in 2024: What Every Retailer Needs to Know,” highlighted current sales tax...more
On September 28, 2024, California enacted Assembly Bill 2854, which imposes new disclosure requirements on local agencies (i.e., chartered or general law cities and counties) that have entered into local sales tax sharing...more
In this post, we take a closer look at state tobacco and nicotine product licensing considerations. When approaching state licensing issues, it may be helpful to establish a checklist to help manufacturers, importers,...more
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In Texas, sales of alcoholic beverages can give rise to two types of taxes: Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts Tax, and Mixed Beverage Sales Tax. There are several complexities in how these are computed and how they interact with...more
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is set to adopt a new temporary emergency tax compliance rule for cannabis retailers that will be problematic for many in the industry. The rule, which is in response to...more
On June 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget trailer bill Assembly Bill 195 (AB-195) into law. AB-195 contains several significant reforms to California’s cannabis laws. The most noteworthy changes are outlined below,...more
Texas taxes retailers and wholesalers at half the rate of other taxpayers. Matt Hunsaker breaks down the recent Xerox franchise tax case and what it may mean for leasing companies trying to qualify as retailers or...more
This week, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 792 (Glazer), which would have required large online retailers to include with their sales tax returns an additional schedule that reports gross receipts based on the “ship to” or...more
In this light-hearted episode, Matt Hunsaker explains how Wayfair, marketplace facilitator laws, false claims acts, economic nexus, the manufacturing exemption, and other issues apply to Santa Claus....more
Since the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., 138 S.Ct. 2080, states all over the country have been imposing sales tax nexus on retailers without a physical presence under an...more
Temporary Rules Keep Rolling in - The Oregon Department of Revenue (the “Department”) recently issued four new temporary rules relative to the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (the “CAT”). The new rules went into effect on...more
The Washington Court of Appeals held that Gartner, Inc.’s online research service was a digital automated service subject to the state’s retail sales tax and retailing Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax. ...more
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) Uniformity Committee will consider an updated white paper on the state of marketplace facilitator sales tax collection laws. This new white paper follows up on,...more
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration held an Interested Parties Meeting to address proposed regulation 1684.5 on marketplace sales. ...more
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill (H.B.) 2757 into law on May 31, 2019. H.B. 2757 requires “remote sellers” and “marketplace facilitators” to begin filing and paying transaction privilege tax (TPT) in Arizona...more
On May 16, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 3427 (the Bill), which creates a new Corporate Activities Tax. The tax is a gross receipts tax that will be used to establish the “Fund for Student Success,”...more
After two busy weeks culminating in the May 9 bill crossover deadline, Legislators returned this week at a steadier pace. Senate Tax Reform (S622) - The Senate began moving its 2019 tax bill and tentatively approved it...more
Do you know if your business must register as a retailer with the Maine Revenue Services requiring you to collect and remit Maine sales taxes and file Maine sales tax returns? Failure to comply with Maine’s mandatory...more