Call it the great Huggies debate. States tax sales of discretionary items like skateboards and exempt medical devices like inhalers — but they can’t agree on how to classify diapers. That’s a problem for retailers trying to stay compliant while selling diapers nationwide. In this...
Merchants aiming to sell nationwide must pay attention to how their goods are treated by each state’s tax code. Items considered as exempt medical necessities in some states may be taxed at high rates in others, and businesses cannot afford to be caught by surprise....
Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. ...
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) struggle to meet new remote sales tax laws that vary across 43 states — a consequence of the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court ruling. In the new Next-Gen Sales Tax Tracker, the lawyer who defended Wayfair in that...
December 26, 2019
Merchants aiming to sell nationwide must pay attention to how their goods are treated by each state’s tax code. Items considered as exempt medical necessities in some states may be taxed at high rates in others, and businesses cannot afford to be caught by surprise. For example, some states do not tax diapers and tampons […]
