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Surprise New Sales Tax Law in Congress?

March 16, 2018 Andrew Johnson, CPA Season 1 Episode 6
The SALTcast
Surprise New Sales Tax Law in Congress?
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The SALTcast
Surprise New Sales Tax Law in Congress?
Mar 16, 2018 Season 1 Episode 6
Andrew Johnson, CPA

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The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal castigated Republican members of Congress for trying to slip a major sales tax law into a spending bill. Many parties are hoping to overturn Quill and it looks like Congress is also hoping to change it. We'll give you our take on this new development.

Also, we'll answer a question Mike got from Seth Fineberg: What's the number one sales tax issue e-commerce sellers face? It's really 3 questions they have: (1) Do I really have to collect sales tax on my online sales in the US? (2) If so, in what states? (3) If so, when should I start doing it?

Here are a few other questions we addressed in this episode.

  • Congress to pass a new sales tax bill? 00:56
  • Is this bill a "new tax" 03:25
  • Why don't states just collect tax from their own citizens? Why to they make remote sellers collect it? 04:15
  • What is the simplest solution for states to deal with multistate sales taxes? 06:31
  • Are the states actually in bad shape as far as tax collection? 08:15
  • Are states targeting smaller FBA sellers? 09:01
  • Is the Congress considering any sales tax bills that will help FBA sellers? 09:25
  • The client journey on sales tax 18:21
  • What's the number one sales tax issue that e-commerce sellers face? 19:10
  • Is clothing taxable in PA? 19:55
  • At what level of sales should I start collecting sales tax? 20:33
  • What are the most important states that an FBA seller should collect sales tax? 21:11
  • Why doesn't Amazon collect tax for fba sellers? 22:35
  • Are FBA sellers better off now for sales tax in Washington state? 23:41
  • If I sell on multiple platforms should I still register in WA? 24:18
  • Do FBA sellers still owe the B&O tax in WA? 25:22
  • Do all states want Amazon to collect tax on behalf of the FBA sellers? 27:10
  • Does Ebay collect sales taxes on behalf of its sellers? 31:01
  • How many states have passed laws requiring Amazon to collect tax on behalf of FBA sellers? 31:15
  • Should FBA sellers just wait until states pass laws requiring Amazon to collect tax for FBA sellers? 32:12

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Show Notes

Here's a link to the full video broadcast, if you'd rather watch the video.

The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal castigated Republican members of Congress for trying to slip a major sales tax law into a spending bill. Many parties are hoping to overturn Quill and it looks like Congress is also hoping to change it. We'll give you our take on this new development.

Also, we'll answer a question Mike got from Seth Fineberg: What's the number one sales tax issue e-commerce sellers face? It's really 3 questions they have: (1) Do I really have to collect sales tax on my online sales in the US? (2) If so, in what states? (3) If so, when should I start doing it?

Here are a few other questions we addressed in this episode.

  • Congress to pass a new sales tax bill? 00:56
  • Is this bill a "new tax" 03:25
  • Why don't states just collect tax from their own citizens? Why to they make remote sellers collect it? 04:15
  • What is the simplest solution for states to deal with multistate sales taxes? 06:31
  • Are the states actually in bad shape as far as tax collection? 08:15
  • Are states targeting smaller FBA sellers? 09:01
  • Is the Congress considering any sales tax bills that will help FBA sellers? 09:25
  • The client journey on sales tax 18:21
  • What's the number one sales tax issue that e-commerce sellers face? 19:10
  • Is clothing taxable in PA? 19:55
  • At what level of sales should I start collecting sales tax? 20:33
  • What are the most important states that an FBA seller should collect sales tax? 21:11
  • Why doesn't Amazon collect tax for fba sellers? 22:35
  • Are FBA sellers better off now for sales tax in Washington state? 23:41
  • If I sell on multiple platforms should I still register in WA? 24:18
  • Do FBA sellers still owe the B&O tax in WA? 25:22
  • Do all states want Amazon to collect tax on behalf of the FBA sellers? 27:10
  • Does Ebay collect sales taxes on behalf of its sellers? 31:01
  • How many states have passed laws requiring Amazon to collect tax on behalf of FBA sellers? 31:15
  • Should FBA sellers just wait until states pass laws requiring Amazon to collect tax for FBA sellers? 32:12

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