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Q: What is EEI and who needs to take care of this? A: Foreign Trade Regulations and determining if an Electronic Export Information (EEI) is required. Mandatory EEI filing through the Automated Electronic System 〈AES〉 went into effect on October 2, 2008. This required specific filing for tangible cargo with…
The European Union (EU) has proposed a set of measures to encourage the responsible trading of tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold in an effort to reduce the financing of armed groups in conflict areas (such as the Democratic Republic of Congo). The proposed rule is similar to the United States…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Bob Goodlatte, (R-Va.) released seven principles for devising an Internet Sales Tax Bill on September 18. This is a follow-up to the passage of the Senate legislation in May of 2013. In a press release, Goodlatte said, “The aim of the principles is to provide a…
This is the second in a series of posts about the qualities of a fair state tax administration. These measurements were used by the Council on State Taxation (COST) to analyze each state’s fairness in administering its taxes. The qualities discussed in this article are even-handed statutes of limitation for…
This is the first in a series of posts about the qualities of a fair state tax administration. These measurements were used by the Council on State Taxation (COST) to analyze each state’s fairness in administering its taxes. Their fifth annual report is found here. The first quality, and perhaps…
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) has implemented a tax amnesty program applicable to all the taxes they administer except motor fuel taxes and penalties for failing to submit information reports not based on an underpayment of tax. Periods in Which Taxpayers Can File There are two remaining periods in…
If your company has recently expanded or begun doing business in a different way, you may have unknowingly triggered an act that subjects you to state or local sales tax. Some of the items that could trigger sales tax nexus include: • You have opened up offices or business locations…
Q: What is required to ship cargo out of the US, i.e. a rig? A: The seller has the responsibility of organizing several documents. There are some instances where freight forwarders complete the majority of the paperwork that is needed as well, however, the shipper or customer is responsible for…
In sales transactions between two parties, a consumer and a seller, it is generally easy to determine whether to collect sales tax and from whom. If the seller has nexus and is registered in the consumer’s state, then the seller must collect and remit sales tax in that state (unless…
Delaware, “the first state”, may be called the “worst state” when it comes to grades for unclaimed property laws. The Council on State Taxation (COST) recently assigned a D- to the state. The full report is found here. Unclaimed property laws were originally implemented to protect consumers and provide a…
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