On June 30, the North Carolina Governor signed into law a wide-ranging tax bill that includes marketplace facilitator rules for meals taxes and clarifies sales tax for download codes. HB 1080 extends marketplace facilitator collection and remittance obligations to local meals taxes, effective July 1, 2020. In addition, the law clarifies that the sale of
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New Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Law Leaves Food Delivery Services off the Menu
By Dennis Jansen & Open Weaver Banks on
Posted in Digital Economy, Marketplace
On June 30, Mississippi became the latest state to enact a marketplace facilitator law after Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 379, also known as the “Mississippi Marketplace Facilitator Act of 2020.” The law requires most marketplace facilitators to collect sales and use tax on behalf of marketplace sellers beginning on July 1, 2020.…
Tennessee Enacts Lower Remote Seller and Marketplace Sales Threshold
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Marketplace
On June 30, Tennessee’s governor signed SB 2932 into law as Public Chapter 759. Effective October 1, 2020, the law requires a dealer or marketplace facilitator with no physical presence in the state and $100,000 in total sales in the state in the previous 12 months to register and collect sales and use tax. The…
Mississippi Legislators Adopt Marketplace Facilitator Bill Conference Report
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Marketplace
On June 19, the Mississippi House and Senate adopted the conference report on HB 379, bringing the state one step closer to adopting marketplace facilitator legislation. The bill would mandate marketplace facilitators to collect and remit tax on behalf of marketplace sellers if the facilitator makes more than $250,000 in sales into the state…
Louisiana Enacts Marketplace Facilitator Legislation and Issues Related Guidance
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Marketplace
On June 11, Louisiana’s Governor signed SB 138 into law. The law, which takes effect July 1, will mandate sales tax collection and remittance by marketplace facilitators with either $100,000 of in-state sales or 200 in-state transactions. The law (now known as Act 216) excludes from its requirements third-party payment processors, derivatives clearing organizations,…
California Introduces Marketplace Facilitator Regulations
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in California, Marketplace
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration has introduced clarifying proposed regulations for its marketplace facilitator regime. The regulations include definitions of statutory terms and clarify that: the $500,000 sales threshold for a marketplace facilitator includes both facilitated sales and direct sales; marketplace facilitators are required to register for a sellers permit or use…
Marketplace Laws: Implementing a Multistate Compliance Strategy
By Michele Borens & Elizabeth Cha on
Posted in Events and Webcasts, Marketplace
Join Michele Borens and Liz Cha for a webinar on Tuesday, June 23 at 12:00 pm ET. Liz and Michele will take a look at marketplace collection laws, and discuss how to implement a multistate compliance strategy.
This program will address the top ten issues that should be considered when evaluating and implementing marketplace collection…
Mississippi Senate Approves Marketplace Facilitator Legislation
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Marketplace
The Mississippi Senate has passed HB 379, a marketplace facilitator bill, by a vote of 43-0. The bill requires marketplace facilitators with annual in-state revenues above $250,000 to collect and remit sales tax. The Senate amended the House bill – adding an exemption for third-party food delivery and adding an election for marketplace sellers…
Mississippi Senate Committee Advances Marketplace Legislation
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Marketplace
On June 4, 2020, the Mississippi Senate Finance Committee passed HB 379, which would require marketplace facilitators with more than $250,000 in sales into the state over a 12-month period to collect and remit sales and use tax starting July 1, 2020. The Committee also added an exemption for food delivery services and a…
Colorado Proposes a Series of Regulations to Address Digital Taxation
By Jonathan Feldman on
Posted in Digital Economy
The Colorado Department of Revenue has proposed several regulations related to taxation of digital goods, remote sales, and marketplace collection. First, it proposed a “doing-business” rule, which clarifies a person maintains a business in Colorado if the person meets the economic nexus test of $100,000 annual retail sales in Colorado. It also proposed another…