Digital Sales Back in Focus as State Sales Tax Group Convenes

The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board is expected to vote on the latest proposal in a long-running project over how online vendors collect and remit taxes on digital goods when buyers don’t provide complete addresses, as well as one on when remote sellers should register with a state for tax compliance.

The organization, which administers a 24-state pact to simplify sales tax codes, is gathering in Omaha, Neb., for its semiannual meeting beginning May 14, when it will vote on best practices to address tax sourcing issues around digital products, like e-books and video games, more than two years after ...