SaaS Sales and Use Tax: Reconciling Varying State Rules to Avoid Unforeseen Tax Traps
Recording of a 110-minute CPE webinar with Q&A
This webinar will provide tax professionals with a “deep dive” into current developments and trends in state sales and use tax on Software as a Service (SaaS) affecting multistate companies dealing with remote digital software provision services as either seller or buyer. The panel will offer compliance approaches for adjusting to these multistate developments.
Outline
- State-by-state legislative and administrative update
- An overview of state trends, notices, rulings and pronouncements
- Sourcing and nexus with SaaS transactions
- Primary object: Is the service provided data processing or SaaS?
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- States’ varying approaches on sales tax for SaaS
- Impact of the SSTP on tax treatment of sales of SaaS
- The most recent states to release guidance or pass legislation in this area
Faculty

Gerald J. Donnini, II, Esq.
Partner
Moffa Sutton & Donnini
Mr. Donnini concentrates in the area of Florida and Federal tax matters, with a heavy emphasis on the tobacco,... | Read More
Mr. Donnini concentrates in the area of Florida and Federal tax matters, with a heavy emphasis on the tobacco, convenience store and petroleum industries. He also handles a myriad of multi-state state and local tax issues. Mr. Donnini is a co-author for CCH’s Expert Treatise Library: State Sales and Us Taxand writes extensively on multi-state tax issues for SalesTaxSupport.com.
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Martin Eisenstein
Managing Partner
Brann & Isaacson
Mr. Eisenstein is one of the nation’s leading experts in state and local taxation of information... | Read More
Mr. Eisenstein is one of the nation’s leading experts in state and local taxation of information technology. He has wide experience in state and local tax issues and has represented prominent providers in major litigations, including filing amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court. He is a regular contributor to State Tax Notes, among other publications, writing on state tax developments. Mr. Eisenstein has been selected consistently by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America.
CloseKelley C. Miller
Atty
Reed Smith
Ms. Miller's practice areas include cloud computing, complex federal tax controversies, state and federal... | Read More
Ms. Miller's practice areas include cloud computing, complex federal tax controversies, state and federal tax issues involving closely held entities, state tax planning and litigation and tax planning issues involving E-Commerce, and state nexus. She presents on cloud computing, particularly negotiating SaaS agreements. She also has written and spoken widely on numerous federal and state tax topics for clients representing a broad spectrum of industries, including exempt organizations.
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