Earlier this week, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued formal guidance regarding the administration of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) claw-back provision. The guidance (Interim Final Rule)...more
5/13/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Clawbacks ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Franchise Taxes ,
Health Insurance Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Property Tax ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Tax Revenues ,
U.S. Treasury
Recently passed budget legislation in both Connecticut and Rhode Island included tax increases on sales of digital goods and services. The Connecticut bill has been signed into law. The Rhode Island bill passed late last...more
7/1/2019
/ Digital Downloads ,
Digital Goods ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Taxes ,
Electronically Downloaded Products ,
General Assembly ,
New Legislation ,
Pending Legislation ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State Budgets ,
State Taxes ,
Tangible Property ,
Tax Rates
Legislators in Frankfort added a new “video streaming service” tax to the omnibus tax bill (HB 354) as part of a closed-door conference committee process before the bill was hastily passed in the House and Senate. Notably,...more
On October 11, 2018, US Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) filed the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018 (S.3581) for reintroduction in the United States Senate. A companion version is expected to...more
The US House Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, July 24 at 10:00 am EDT in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. According to a press release circulated July 19, the topic of the hearing will be...more
7/23/2018
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Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Quill ,
Reversal ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
SCOTUS ,
South Dakota v. Wayfair ,
Substantial Nexus