Apr 17, 2018 | Legislative Alerts, News
WASHINGTON – With the U.S. Supreme Court holding oral arguments today on whether online sellers can be required to collect sales tax the same as local stores, the National Retail Federation said the time has come to update the court’s landmark 1992 ruling on the...
Mar 26, 2018 | Legislative Alerts, News
By Paul Hammel and Joe Duggan / World-Herald staff writers LINCOLN — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is making a last-minute pitch to revive a bill allowing collection of Nebraska sales taxes on Internet purchases. The move, in a letter Tuesday, risks ruffling feathers in...
Feb 21, 2018 | Legislative Alerts
Sen. Dan Watermeier has prioritized LB44 and amended the bill with a new approach to his proposal from last year to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax on purchases by Nebraskans. This new approach takes away the unconstitutional concerns with...
May 24, 2017 | Legislative Alerts
The Nebraska Retail Federation has been meeting with the Nebraska congressional delegation to retain the existing limits on debit card fees. Below is Tom Wright of Wright’s Jewelers in Lincoln, NE with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Full details from NRF. Jim...
Mar 20, 2017 | Legislative Alerts
LB 44 would put an end to the unfair advantage online only sellers have over Nebraska retailers by requiring those remote sellers (like eBay, Overstock.com, etc) to collect and remit Nebraska sales taxes. Thank you to the following business groups for your...
