Remote sellers coping with overdue liabilities or lingering audits should use the coming weeks to resolve their disputes with state revenue agencies and avoid a possible post-coronavirus compliance surge.
State revenue departments have responded to the public health crisis by extending tax filing and payment deadlines, and pulling back on new audits. In this forgiving climate, remote retailers affected by tax laws inspired by the Supreme Court’s 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling may want to quickly remedy past tax problems, said Alex Thacher, a state and local tax partner in the San Jose office of the tax consulting ...