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Sales Tax Update - February 2026

by Michael T. Dillon, Esq., Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
2/18/2026

Effective January 1, 2026, a remote retailer or marketplace facilitator is required to register for Illinois sales tax (i.e., State and local Retailers' Occupation Tax (ROT)) if the retailer or facilitator makes $100,000 or more in cumulative gross receipts from sales of TPP to purchasers in Illinois during a 4 calendar quarter lookback period.  Prior to this change, Illinois alternatively considered economic nexus to exist if the seller made 200 or more separate transactions for the sale of TPP to purchasers in Illinois.

With the passage of Public Act 104-0006, Illinois follows the trend of states that have ...

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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review of Jurisdictional Decision Regarding Colorado Notification Law

Dillon Tax Consulting
7/4/2014

On July 1, 2014, the United States Supreme Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari filed by Petitioner Direct Marketing Association (DMA) in a case involving Colorado’s controversial notification law. [Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, U.S. Supreme Court, Dkt. 13-1032, petition for certiorari granted July 1, 2014] This case stems from Colorado ...

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Seeking What You Need To Hear vs. Seeking What You Want To Hear

Dillon Tax Consulting
6/30/2014

Sometimes my job can be quite difficult. I don’t enjoy telling the client that they have nexus, and/or that they have sales tax exposure in a state that they should address as soon as possible. Trust me, I would much rather share the news with a client that everything they are doing is ...

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Amazon Affiliate Nexus

Dillon Tax Consulting
10/16/2013

IS YOUR STATE NEXT?

I was recently approached regarding a nexus question by a company that was physically located in one state. The company was considering entering into a contractual arrangement with a third-party marketing company located in numerous states. The marketing company proposed to market and promote the company through links on the marketing ...

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