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Sales Tax Update - July 2026

by Michael T. Dillon, Esq., Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
7/21/2026
  • Newly taxable: Pursuant to SB 122, effective 1/1/27, prewritten software becomes subject to California sales and use tax regardless of whether it is:
    • Delivered on physical media
    • Downloaded electronically
    • Accessed remotely
    • Provided as SaaS
  • Classification: Covered digital products are treated as tangible personal property for sales and use tax purposes.
  • Custom software: Software prepared to the special order of a customer remains exempt, including qualifying custom programs incorporating preexisting components.
  • Other digital goods: The law is principally directed at prewritten software and SaaS. Many consumer digital products, such as streaming media, digital books, music, and similar content, are ...
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Sales Tax Update - April 2025

by Michael T. Dillon, Esq., Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
4/26/2025

Texas Comptroller Adopts Changes to Data Processing Services

Effective April 2, 2025, the Texas Comptroller effected changes to Texas Administrative Code Rule 3.330, addressing the definition and sales tax treatment of data processing services, most specifically (1) refining what constitutes and does not constitute data processing services, and (2) adopting an exclusion for data ...

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State Economic Nexus Standards

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
7/4/2021

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, s tates may now require remote sellers with no physical presence in a state to collect sales tax on sales of taxable products and services delivered to customers in that state.  This ruling does not simply affect online retailers ...

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City of Chicago Economic Nexus “Safe Harbor”, effective July 1, 2021

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
1/26/2021


As we have previously reported, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-four (44) states (all except Florida and Missouri) have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  Even the Alaskan local jurisdictions have gotten in on the action, adopting ...

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Economic Nexus Update: July 8, 2020 – TN, LA, IL

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
7/8/2020

As we have previously reported, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-four (44) states have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  The biggest trends right now continue to be that states are revising their thresholds and also adopting ...

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Economic Nexus Update: July 2, 2019 – CO, CT, IL, ME, NY

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
7/2/2019

As we have previously reported, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-three (43) states have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  The biggest trends right now are that states are revising their thresholds and also adopting marketplace nexus ...

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Economic Nexus Update – AZ, MD, OK, MN

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
6/5/2019

As we have previously reported, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-three (43) states have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  Arizona and Oklahoma are most recent states to enact an economic nexus provision for remote sellers.

Since ...

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Economic Nexus Update – CA, NY, SC, IN, UT

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
5/16/2019

As we have previously reported, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-two (42) states have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  The most compelling change for states that have adopted economic nexus is that California has enacted Assembly ...

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Economic Nexus Update – ID, RI, KY, VA, AR, NM, WV, WY, ND, HI

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
4/19/2019

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), forty-two (42) states have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  With the state legislative sessions in full swing, we are seeing the predictions become a reality.  The most compelling change is the ...

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Economic Nexus Update – GA, NE, ND, NY, OK, TN, WA

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
3/26/2019

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018), we now have thirty-eight (38) states that have adopted economic nexus provisions for sales tax compliance purposes.  With the state legislative sessions in full swing, we are seeing the predictions become a reality.  We highlight ...

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