Being hit with a sales tax audit notice can induce panic for e-commerce businesses. Yet these audits are becoming more common as states look to close tax gaps and ensure compliance. It doesn’t help that since the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair decision, sales tax nexus...
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Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs): Sales Tax Compliance Tool for Online Retailers
Knowing where your business is supposed to collect sales tax is complicated. It became even more complicated after the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair decision that allowed states to implement economic nexus. At HOST, we’ve worked with e-commerce businesses for 25 years,...
What Changing Your Business EIN Means for Sales Tax
Over our 25 years helping businesses stay sales tax compliant, one hurdle we’ve noticed tripping our customers up is the employer identification number (EIN). Most businesses will eventually need an EIN. They are necessary for common business tasks like opening a...
Should you charge sales tax on your SaaS product?
The digital economy evolves quickly. Sometimes, it can be a challenge for government entities and taxing authorities to keep up, leading to incomplete or confusing guidance on tax regulations and compliance. This is the challenge currently facing “software as a...
5 Benefits of Having HOST Manage Your TaxJar Account
TaxJar is an online, cloud-based platform designed to help business owners manage sales tax compliance across the United States. (TaxJar was acquired by Stripe in 2021, so you will sometimes see this software referred to as Stripe Tax.) TaxJar is a great option…