— -- All online merchants could soon start charging state sales tax due to two bills gaining steam in Congress after at least a decade of debate. The Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing ...

In 2018, the United States of America Supreme Court ruled that online sellers across 45 states and Washington D.C. should pay sales tax even if they do not have a physical store or presence in the ...

Eric Sinclair's family-owned furniture business dates back five generations and 130 years. These days, he figures his three stores in eastern South Dakota operate at a 6.5% disadvantage to competitors ...

Some 300 years ago, Russian monarch Peter the Great had a problem. He wanted to modernize his country and that meant getting men to ditch their beards–a backwards and unclean symbol in his mind. So he ...

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis says Mobile risks losing $34 million annually as cities argue the current system diverts tax revenue that should stay local.

As holiday purchases rise in November and December, a lesser-known corner of public finance gets a lift. Cities, counties, ...

Deals pushing for the collection of online sales taxes — a <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/print-edition/2011/10/28/state-gop-sales-tax-reform.html ...

The issue centers on how tax revenue is distributed differently for online versus in-store purchases. If something is sold in a Dothan store, the city of Dothan gets 4%. Under the simplified sellers ...

Many people don't know, or pretend not to know, that when they buy tax-free items -- such as computers via the Internet, cigarettes from an Indian retailer or clothes by mail order -- they must still ...

The state of Arkansas' 0.125% sales tax on groceries will be eliminated starting Jan. 1. For every $100 in groceries bought ...