Does California’s digital products sales tax apply to my software business? Starting January 1, 2027, prewritten software — including Software-as-a-Service and remote-access licenses — is a taxable digital product under California’s new digital products sales tax rule enacted by Senate Bill 122. Custom software and several digital-media categories stay outside the rule. A short email…
Is there a California tourist tax refund for visitors shopping during BTS Week? No. California does not refund sales tax to foreign visitors, and there is no federal program either. A California tourist tax refund does not exist because U.S. sales tax is a single-stage state and local tax, not a value-added tax. The 9.75…
What are the pop-up shop sales tax rules for a temporary vendor in California? Get a free CDTFA temporary seller’s permit before the first sale, charge the rate of the city where the customer takes the goods (Inglewood is 10.25 percent, Los Angeles 9.75 percent), pay use tax on giveaways, and file by the date…
What does a BTS Week sales spike change in your books? Four things: your CDTFA sales tax filing frequency can change, tip records must stay clean for the new tip deduction, temporary staff earn daily overtime under California law, and your September 15 estimated tax should stay on the safe harbor. A BTS Week sales…
