Sales Tax Blog

Colorado Is Ending Its Software Tax Exemption in 2027: What SaaS Companies Need to Do Now

Colorado signed HB 26-1223 on June 4, 2026. Pursuant to the new law, effective January 1, 2027, the state's longstanding exemption for electronically …

California Will Tax SaaS Starting January 1, 2027: What Software Companies Need to Know

California just added SaaS to its sales tax base. Governor Newsom signed SB 122 on June 29, 2026, and starting January 1, 2027, prewritten software, i…

Illinois Sales Tax Amnesty vs. Voluntary Disclosure: Which Path Saves You More?

The 2026 Illinois Remote Retailer Tax Amnesty closes October 31. Most remote retailers with Illinois exposure I have talked to lately are treating it …

Pre-Sale Sales Tax Cleanup: Protect Deal Value Before M&A Due Diligence Starts

If you are planning to sell your business in the next one to three years, sales tax is probably not on your preparation list. It should be, because it…

Indiana and Illinois Sales Tax Amnesty 2026: Two Windows Are Open Right Now

If your business has been selling into Indiana or Illinois without collecting and remitting sales tax, there is a narrow window this summer to come cl…

11 NYC Sales Tax Pitfalls That Blindside Business Owners (and How to Avoid Them)

Marco has been running his deli on the Upper West Side for two years. Hot sandwiches, great coffee, a line out the door most mornings. His accountant …

California Sales Tax Nexus: What Out-of-State Sellers Need to Know in 2026

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration already knows how much you sold into California last year. They get that data from Amazon, Sho…

Indiana Tax Amnesty 2026: What Small and Mid-Size Businesses Need to Know

The Indiana Department of Revenue is running a tax amnesty program from July 15 through September 9, 2026. If your business has unpaid Indiana sales t…

Shopify Sales Tax Nexus: What Shopify Tax Does Not Do

You pulled a state-by-state revenue report before your accountant meeting and Illinois jumped out: $318,000 in sales over the last 14 months, zero reg…

Illinois Sales Tax Audit 2026: What IDOR Is Looking For and Who Gets Found

You already know IDOR launched an amnesty program this year. What you may not have registered yet is what that program tells you about what comes next…

What Triggers a New York Sales Tax Audit and How to Stay Off the List

The letter from the New York Department of Taxation and Finance arrived on a Tuesday. The business had been operating for six years, filing quarterly,…

California CDTFA Sales and Use Tax Audits: What Business Owners Need to Know

For California businesses, the most unnerving mail often comes in a simple white envelope marked with the seal of the [California Department of Tax an…

Top Reasons New Yorkers Face Sales Tax Audits

Getting a New York [sales tax audit notice](/new-york/sales-tax-audit-defense-help) can feel like it came out of nowhere. One day you are trying to ke…

Navigating Sales Tax Audit Appeals in NY

You open a thick envelope from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, glance at the "Notice of Determination," and your stomach drops.…

California Sales Tax for Ghost Kitchens, Catering, and Food Establishments: Marketplace Facilitators, Audit Risk, and Close-Out

Ghost kitchens and delivery-driven food businesses are expanding across California. With that growth, California sales tax audits are expanding right …

Colorado Just Ended the Sales Tax Exemption for Downloadable Software - What Your Business Needs to Know

For years, businesses selling downloadable software into Colorado have operated under a straightforward assumption:[ software delivered electronically…

FDA Authorizes the First Fruit-Flavored Vapes. A Real Shift May Be Coming.

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the FDA did something it had never done before. The agency authorized the first fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes for adul…

Understanding NY Sales Tax Audit Timelines

The day a [New York sales tax audit notice](/new-york/sales-tax-audit-defense-help) hits your mailbox, the first question that usually comes to mind i…

Think Your New York Sales Tax Liability is Final? When and Why a "Final" Liability Can Still Be Challenged

For many New York businesses, receiving a Notice and Demand for Payment from the New York Department of Taxation and Finance feels like the end of the…

California Sales Tax for Ghost Kitchens, Catering, and Food Establishments

How to Appeal Texas Sales Tax Audit Results

**A step-by-step guide to Statement of Grounds, redetermination, hearings, and refund paths after a Texas Comptroller sales tax audit.** If you disag…

PACT Act + Vaping: The Compliance Map for Shipping, Reporting, and Registrations (and Where Businesses Still Get It Wrong)

The expansion of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act to include electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) transformed the regulatory la…

Post-Audit Steps for NY Sales Tax Resolution

You open a New York sales tax audit report and see a six-figure balance you never expected. The columns of tax, interest, and penalties do not match w…

South Carolina Supreme Court Rules Against Amazon