by Paul le Roux | Oct 7, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
No. Illinois does not charge a flat 15% tax on every delivery. The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) may assess tax at 15% on the gross receipts of sales subject to destination-based tax when the seller cannot provide sufficient information, schedules, or...
by Paul le Roux | Oct 5, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
A two-year lookback is proposed for a Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) voluntary disclosure program for certain remote sellers, but the available information does not establish that the program will start in 2027—or that it will be available then. The proposal describes a...
by Paul le Roux | Oct 4, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes. Pennsylvania now bases local sales tax on the customer’s destination for taxable sales delivered to Philadelphia or Allegheny County. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue says the rule applies to vendors already required to collect Pennsylvania’s state sales...
by Paul le Roux | Oct 3, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes. Pennsylvania’s local sales tax for Philadelphia and Allegheny County is now destination-based: for a taxable sale, the customer’s delivery or receipt location—not the seller’s location—determines whether either county’s local tax applies. The Pennsylvania...
by Paul le Roux | Oct 2, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes. Washington offers temporary penalty relief for qualifying businesses that failed to collect retail Sales Tax or pay deferred sales tax on Services made taxable by ESSB 5814. The Washington Department of Revenue says eligible businesses can request relief through...
by Paul le Roux | Oct 1, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes—but the Maryland Tax Court ruling does not automatically change every seller’s filings. The court ruled the state’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax unlawful in cases brought by three companies, but the Comptroller appealed, and the decisions do not by...
