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As the tax landscape continues to evolve, businesses need flexible solutions with evolving capabilities to navigate the additional compliance complexities. It’s particularly important for businesses that want to scale into new markets with confidence, reduce audit risk as they grow, or simply use resources more efficiently.

As tax workflows span more platforms and systems, timely, in-context guidance can help teams reduce manual effort, work more efficiently, and keep compliance moving without unnecessary interruptions. This month’s product updates build on that shift by incorporating more intelligent, in-context experiences throughout the Avalara platform.

This month’s tax roundup highlights new tax rules, policy shifts, and other key tax and compliance updates covered in our blog in June 2026. Each could affect your business. State tax obligations require constant monitoring. Midyear rate changes, shifting rules for digital advertising and SaaS, and temporary relief programs like gas tax holidays or tax amnesties can significantly alter your compliance. Comprehensive compliance extends beyond sales tax.

This article was updated on July 3, 2026. If you’ve decided to sell your products or services in Texas, you’ve made a wise choice. Texas is a business-friendly state with almost 32 million potential customers. But for your business to comply with the state’s tax laws, you need to file certain paperwork. Texas does not issue a separate resale certificate or reseller license.

A growing number of states are making candy, soda, and certain other nonnutritious products ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The policy changes are wreaking havoc for businesses that accept SNAP. Although a district court blocked SNAP Food Restriction Waivers in five states on June 22, 2026, waivers in many other states are set to go into effect soon. Businesses will likely continue to face SNAP-related compliance challenges for the foreseeable future.

Digital products and services generally aren’t subject to California sales tax today. If Senate Bill 122 becomes law, California sales and use tax will apply to digital prewritten software and Software as a Service (SaaS) starting January 1, 2027. The bill was sent to Governor Gavin Newsom on June 18, 2026, and he’s expected to sign it. Key takeaways California will tax SaaS and prewritten software.

Sidekick, Shopify’s AI-powered commerce assistant, now has an Avalara extension — bringing real-time tax compliance insights directly into the merchant workflow. Tax compliance is one of the most common reasons merchants ask questions in Shopify; those questions often result in time-consuming investigation or support tickets. The new Avalara extension in Sidekick gives merchants the ability to get real-time answers to tax questions and understand the “why” behind outcomes.

At least four states will run tax amnesty programs in 2026, for a variety of tax types. If your business has outstanding tax liabilities and meets eligibility standards, mark these tax amnesty events on your calendar and consider whether it would be in your best interest to participate. Key takeaways Take advantage of limited-time tax amnesties.

Oracle Cloud ERP users can easily embed e-invoicing capabilities into their workflows, thanks to Avalara E-Invoicing and Live Reporting. The growing number of countries with e-invoicing mandates heightens the complexity of tax compliance for businesses, especially those with global operations and subsidiaries. E-invoices can help businesses save time and even receive payments more quickly, but requirements vary by country and rules can change, increasing risk.

The Avalara Marketplace Tax Reporting integration imports supported marketplace transactions from Shopify into Avalara, closing a common gap for businesses that sell in multiple channels. Key takeaways If you’re a Shopify merchant that sells in multiple channels, marketplace transactions often create compliance challenges because they don’t flow cleanly into your tax system.