HOLIDAY SHOPPING 2019
HOLIDAY SHOPPING 2019 We have researched some Holiday Shopping Data that we think might be useful, especially to independent retailers . We are sharing it now because sellers will start ramping up in September and October in order to capitalize on holiday sales...
Visa & Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement
September 18, 2019 The Court has preliminarily approved a proposed settlement of a maximum of approximately $6.24 billion and a minimum of at least $5.54 billion in a class action lawsuit, called In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust...
Stothert to Ricketts, lawmakers: Online sales tax ‘is not a new tax, but one that is already owed’
JULIA NAGY/THE WORLD-HERALD Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is renewing her call on state officials to pass legislation that allows Nebraska to begin collecting sales tax on online purchases. The 2019 city budget that Stothert proposed Tuesday includes $1 million in...
Listen to the Supreme Court Online Sales Tax Arguments
The Supreme Court should have a decision on South Dakota Case in June! Click Here to Listen to the South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. case
Retailers Call On Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Antiquated’ Online Sales Tax Ruling as Justices Hear Oral Arguments
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...
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert urges Nebraska lawmakers to reconsider Internet sales tax bill
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...
Senator Dan Watermeier Makes Online Sales Tax Collection his Priority Bill for 2018
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...
Sen. Dan Watermeier said he is working on a new approach to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax on purchases by Nebraskans.
Retailers Work to Protect Swipe Fee Reform
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 Otto...
LB44 Advances to Floor of Legislature
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...