Gail Cole

Halloween can be a scary time for retailers. In addition to inventory issues and trends, figuring out whether and how to charge sales tax on candy can be frightening. 

Sales tax typically applies to both dine-in and takeout food in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, at least if it’s from a restaurant.

Some states don’t tax digital products because they’re intangible, while others treat intangible goods as taxable tangible personal property because they can be seen or experienced.

Washington could be on its way to becoming the third state in the nation with a retail delivery fee, following the route paved by Colorado and Minnesota.

There were about 45 sales tax holidays in 24 states in 2023 and could be even more than that in 2024.

Could tax incentives geared toward turning Hawaii short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing increase housing stock and decrease rents for Hawaiians? Governor Josh Green thinks so.

Online marketplace sales are expected to exceed $603 billion in the United States in 2027, or nearly 35% of all U.S. ecommerce.

There’s a high demand for 1099 services, according to the 2022 CPA.com and AICPA PCPS Client Advisory Services (CAS) Benchmark Survey.

Come August 2024, the Sooner state will cut back by providing a partial sales tax exemption for food for home consumption.

Collecting, validating, storing, and renewing exemption certificates is a challenge for many tax and finance departments.

A sales tax holiday is a time when consumers don’t pay sales tax on eligible purchases of certain normally taxable goods. A vacation from sales tax, if you will.

Firearms and ammunition are already subject to New York sales tax. If New York State Senate Bill 7733 is enacted, it will place an additional excise tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition.