What are the Economic Nexus Laws?

Economic nexus laws are state laws that require out-of-state businesses to register, collect, and remit sales tax on taxable sales made to customers within the state, even if the business does not have a physical presence in the state.These...

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Streamlined Sales Tax Registrations Pros and Cons

Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) is a program that was created to simplify and modernize the sales tax system in the United States. The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board administers the SST program, a non-profit organization made up of representatives...

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Amazon FBA Sellers Can’t Pull Inventory Reports Over 18 Months

Amazon FBA sellers cannot pull inventory reports beyond 18 months, creating an issue to learn their accurate nexus date. Unfortunately, the states are taking a different position, which will prove to be costly. Amazon FBA sellers who have been selling...

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Will California Freeze Your Bank Account for Past Sales Tax Due?

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administrations (CDTFA) attempts to go after past e-commerce sellers, not in compliance. Unfortunately, now they are going after sellers who are not in compliance with sales tax prior to October 2019, when California enacted...

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Virtual Address and Scanning Service Before Sales Tax Registration

Before you get registered for sales tax permits having a virtual address service to scan your mail will save you time, money, and frustration.  This is especially important for foreign e-commerce sellers selling on one of the major platforms,...

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Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax Impact for Amazon FBA Sellers

Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax or "ROT" is effective this year, January 1st, 2020, is designed to "Level the Playing Field.". Update: As of January 1st, 2021, Amazon will collect the ROT tax for Illinois. If you are only selling on...

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Drop Shipping Sales Tax Responsibilities

Dropshipping is a popular retail model that allows a seller to make a sale but have the product shipped from a supplier or vendor. This is a huge benefit to the seller because they don't need to have their...

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Marketplace Facilitator Changes in 2023

If you sell on a Marketplace facilitator such as Amazon, as you know, they now collect and remit sales tax in over 47 Marketplace nexus states (including D.C. and Alaska at the local level).  Missouri will add marketplace nexus...

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