The California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA) has requested approval to begin formalizing Sales and Use Tax Regulation 1684.5, Marketplace Sales, which would assist in implementing legislation enacted in 2019 requiring marketplace facilitators and...
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CDTFA to Hold Interested Parties Meeting on the Marketplace Facilitator Act
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) recently released its Initial Discussion Paper for the Interested Parties Meeting it is hosting on October 15, 2019, in Sacramento to discuss and clarify the Marketplace Facilitator Act established in...
CDTFA Releases Its First Annual Report on California Sales and Use Tax
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) recently released its first annual report on the administration and enforcement of the state's sales and use tax programs. During FY 2017-18, the CDTFA managed nearly 1 million sales and use tax permits...
More Good News for California Marketplace Sellers
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) recently issued a special notice updating out-of-state e-retailers regarding their sales and use tax obligations for products delivered to California consumers. Specifically, beginning October 1, 2019, it...
Relief for California Out-of-State Retailers Qualified as Marketplace Sellers
For months, many out-of-state retailers have been working to determine the extent to which they may owe tax to California for sales made in prior years, even though they had no physical nexus in California. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Wayfair v....
California Offers Relief for Qualifying Out-of-State Retailers Selling Through Fulfillment Centers
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) recently announced it is offering relief to certain out-of-state retailers (referred to as "marketplace sellers") who are considered to be engaged in business in the state of California based solely on...
California Provides Urgent Relief to Out-of-State Retailers, Raises Wayfair Threshold to $500k
On April 25, 2019, the Governor of California approved Assembly Bill No. 147, which sets the economic nexus threshold at $500,000 in sales or deliveries to California, cumulative over 12 months. This will come as some relief to many out-of-state retailers affected by...
California Drafts Plans for Sales Tax Regulations in Wake of Wayfair Decision
Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that reversed Quill's requirement for physical presence to establish sales tax nexus for out-of-state businesses. Individual states are now hurrying to decide upon economic or...
State Tax Relief for Californians Affected by Recent Natural Disasters
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently announced that tax relief may be available to certain California taxpayers impacted by the recent wildfires, floods, and mudslides. Specifically, the deadlines for individual income tax returns normally due on April...
