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One often overlooked business activity that creates sales tax nexus in a state is “temporary sales” in a state. This could include: Closing deals at an industry trade show Selling your books at an author’s fair Selling hand-made jewelry at a big craft fair Selling...

We often see the terms “sales and use tax” bundled together in the same sentence. But, as it turns out, that phrase does a lot of heavy lifting. While sales and use tax are similar, there’s a reason we hear about both.  One reason that the term “use tax” can be so...

Collecting and filing sales tax is a thankless task. As a retailer, you collect it from your buyers and pass it straight on to the state. While it sits in your account for a month or a quarter, you don’t get to keep it.  A few heroic states, though, understand that...