Compliance

Online education was already popular in the early 2000s, but during the pandemic learning new things online really blew up. Maybe it was all the people who’d never had time to stop and smell the roses suddenly finding themselves homebound. People learned new skills,...

So you crowdfunded to make a new board game or short film or open up your new taco truck. Do you have to charge your crowdfunding backers sales tax? How does that work exactly?  States are starting to solidify their guidance around crowdfunding and sales tax. Let’s...

When selling or purchasing a business, it is widely acknowledged that sales tax has become a critical due diligence checklist item over the last five (5) years especially with more and more scaling businesses being funded by venture capital / private equity investors....

At HOST, we get it. There’s nothing fun about sales tax. Humans like good news and rewards. Handling sales tax provides none of that, except maybe the rewarding feeling of checking another dreaded task off your administrative to-do list.  But what if you could know...

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...

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...