With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York passed a new law targeting online sales and requiring that online retailers collect and remit sales tax to the state. Amazon.com balked at the new law and later filed suit…
With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York passed a new law targeting online sales and requiring that online retailers collect and remit sales tax to the state. Amazon.com balked at the new law and later filed suit…
Following in the footsteps of Alabama and countries like the UK, the state of New York is considering imposing a so-called “fat tax.” While each municipality is a little different, the New York proposal would slap an 18% tax on sodas and sugar-filled drinks which contain less than 70% real fruit juice. The official position…
Oh to be in politics and have lawyers at my beck and call that can devise the most creative strategies ever for not playing fair… No, I’m not talking about the McCain/Obama presidential race. I’m referring to Charles O’Byrne, the now former Chief of Staff for the Governor of New York. O’Byrne, a law school…
Taxpayer asks: Dear taxgirl, I am confused. I saw your post about amazon.com and sales tax in New York. I live in New York. Do I have to collect sales tax now for amazon? What about my other affiliate sites? Help! I think I am doing something wrong. Taxgirl says: The post that you’re referring…
Many online retailers received a shock last month when they received official notice from the State of New York that they must register and begin collecting sales tax. Until this month, companies that didn’t have a store or “physical presence” in New York were not required to collect the sales tax. This idea of taxation…
As of Saturday, New York City shoppers got a break: they no longer have to pay city sales tax on clothes and shoes. Mayor Bloomberg proposed sales tax relief in June and it went into effect on September 1 – just in time for the Labor Day shopping weekend. The measure eliminates a 4% city…
Restaurant moguls Giuseppe Cipriani, 42, and Arrigo Cipriani, 75, accepted a plea today to willfully filing falsified state and local tax returns for the tax years 2003 and 2004. The admittance means that the pair will be required to pay $10 million in back taxes and penalties. Additionally, Giuseppe will serve three years of probation;…