This month’s update includes information on Arizona’s legislative session, ASCPA’s legislative podcast with Ryan DeMenna, an update on Accountancy Board rules and information from this month’s Accountancy Board meeting.

This month’s update includes information on new state House and Senate committee leadership, a meeting with Governor Ducey’s new Chief of Staff, an update on conformity and information from the Accountancy Board’s December meeting.

This month’s update includes information on the results of the mid-term elections, including the ban on services taxes, conformity for 2018, a summary of the Accountancy Board meeting and a reminder that PAC contributions make sure our CPA voice is heard.

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This month’s update includes information on the Arizona Department of Education’s Seal of Personal Finance, a meeting with the ADOR, Proposition 126 to ban the taxation of services and voter views on federal income tax conformity.

This month’s update includes information on a meeting at the Arizona Department of Revenue, an update on Proposition 207 and information from last month’s Accountancy Board meeting.

This month’s update includes information about a special event with Governor Ducey’s Chief of Staff Kirk Adams, Representative Weninger’s Facebook Live session, an update on the two tax propositions on the November ballot, an update on Accountancy Board activities, a reminder about CPA license renewal dates and a PAC update.

This month’s update includes information about two tax propositions that were filed for placement on the November ballot, the State Board of Accountancy’s summary of changes related to new legislation, the Board’s plan to change some rules and an ASCPA PAC update.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 21 held that states can assert nexus for sales and use tax purposes without requiring a seller’s physical presence in the state. The decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al, No. 17-494 (U.S. 6/21/2018), overturns prior Supreme Court precedent in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), and National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Ill., 386 U.S. 753 (1967), both of which had required retailers to have a physical presence in a state beyond merely shipping goods into a state after an order from an in-state resident before a state could require the seller to collect sales taxes from in-state customers.