One of the most troubling tax issues for many businesses is the issue of drop shipments. This is often referred to as a third party sale and this type of tax can affect many types of businesses including wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and even the end users. In order to understand how a drop shipment is taxed it is important to understand the logistics of the entire transaction.

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Sprint-Nextel is facing a lawsuit for USD 300 million brought by the New York attorney general claiming in the third-largest US wireless carrier deliberately failed to pay sales taxes, according to Bloomberg. New York Supreme Court Judge O. Peter Sherwood denied Sprint-Nextel's bid to dismiss the case in a ruling dated 27 June 2013. He ordered lawyers for both sides to appear at a hearing on 24 July 2013. 

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June 5, 2013. Much of the debate surrounding a controversial online sales tax bill that passed the Senate last month has focused on the potential impact on domestic competition between small and large U.S. retailers, online and off, as well as the burden new collection responsibilities would entail for ecommerce companies.

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May 5, 2013. A group of Republican lawmakers in Atlanta wants to do away with Georgia's 6 percent income tax and replace it -- mainly by increasing taxes on sales and services.

State Rep. Tom Kirby, R-Loganville, set the stage for what could be a sweeping change to Georgia's tax system when he introduced the "Fair Taxation Act of 2014" on the final day of the legislative session.

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