Recent Updates in Sales Tax: AI Refunds, SaaS Taxation, Responsible Party Laws, and Pricing Strategies

• Two Penn State University students created a start-up company, Saveware, using AI to automate sales tax refunds for businesses
• New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal upheld a sales tax assessment for a company providing services through a SaaS model
• California ruled that the president of a modular school building maker is personally responsible for unpaid sales tax
• Sales tax is not included in advertised prices in the US, unlike in most other countries where VAT is embedded
• Alaska lawmakers are considering changing the state’s marijuana tax to a 7% sales tax
• Arizona enacted legislation clarifying the timeliness of electronic tax payments

Source: taxconnex.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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