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US Sales Tax Guide for Non-US Based E-Commerce Retailers
When talking to non-US based sellers, we often hear, “My country has a tax treaty with the United States. We don’t have to worry about US tax.” This is true. For income tax. But sales tax is a whole other ball of wax. And international sellers are often caught...
Tax Compliance: 4 Steps to Master the Sales Tax Process in 2024
Collecting Sales TaxSales tax is a common point of confusion for all growing businesses. In an effort to inform and support all of our clients, this article outlines the four crucial steps to registering once you start to reach economic nexus thresholds and have a...
When are the 2024 sales tax holidays?
States use sales tax holidays as a way to attract shoppers and stimulate the economy, as well as encourage consumer behaviors such as disaster preparedness or using energy efficient appliances. For e-commerce sellers, that means knowing about and understanding the...
Florida Home to First Back to School Sales Tax Holiday of 2024
In 2024, New Year’s Day isn’t just for ringing in the New Year, it’s for ringing up tax free sales. At least, in Florida it is. Florida announced a Back to School Sales Tax Holiday to take place from January 1st through 14th, 2023. According to the Florida Department...
10 Sales Tax New Year’s Resolutions for a Worry Free 2024
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...
What is use tax?
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...
These States Provide a Sales Tax Discount!
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...
Navigating Sales Tax Audits: A Guide for E-commerce Businesses
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...
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,...