Mississippi Sets Stage for Marketplaces to Collect Taxes July 1

Marketplace providers operating in Mississippi will be required to collect sales and use tax taxes on behalf of sellers using their platforms beginning July 1 under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.

Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have approved H.B. 379, which would impose tax collection requirements on e-commerce websites with annual sales over $250,000.

Assuming Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signs the bill, 42 of the 45 sales tax states will have laws imposing tax duties on marketplaces such as Amazon.com Inc., Etsy Inc., and eBay Inc. since the Supreme Court’s South Dakota ...