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Should I charge sales tax on shipping?
Everything sales tax-related is more complicated for e-commerce sellers. Sales tax on shipping charges is no different. As an e-commerce seller, the product has to get to the customer somehow. In most cases, that means the nice guy or gal in the big box truck places...
How to Validate a Resale Certificate in Any US State
Sick of overpaying sales tax to wholesalers? Sign up for ResaleCertify! Nearly every retailer will encounter a customer with a resale certificate from time to time. (Read our in-depth guide to resale certificates here.) Usually, the buyer is buying your products with...
Texas Franchise Tax Explained for E-Commerce Sellers
E-commerce merchants are already accustomed to dealing with taxes in states where we don’t actually have a presence. (Thanks, economic nexus.) But in some cases, those taxes aren’t sales taxes. Take the Texas Franchise Tax for example. Under Texas law, entities either...
How to Collect Sales Tax Via Shopify and Other Online Carts
Recently we wrote about how easy online shopping cart onboarding can lead to sales tax disaster. Long story short, online shopping carts are very good at onboarding new e-commerce sellers. But there is sometimes a disconnect between setting up sales tax collection on...
Should you charge sales tax on digital goods?
Georgia’s governor recently signed a new sales tax law making digital goods such as e-books, movies, video games and digitally downloaded photographs taxable. The law went into effect on January 1, 2024 and is just one more in a long line of US states deciding how...
What “Marketplace Facilitator Laws” mean for Sales Tax
Good news for e-commerce retailers! As of January 1, 2023, every US state with a sales tax now also has marketplace facilitator laws. Why is a law good news? This means that now major online marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Etsy are required to collect and...
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...
Sales Tax Alert: When Easy Onboarding Leads to Sales Tax Disaster
As a business owner, it can sometimes feel like we’re just expected to know things by osmosis. But there’s no magic handbook to tell you that you have to obtain a county business license or how your income tax works now that you’re incorporated. One place e-commerce...
Back to School Sales Tax Holidays 2023
Is your state having a back to school sales tax holiday in 2023? Find your state on the list below. Updated Sep 2023 to include Virginia's late-breaking 2023 holiday. Dealing with a sales tax holiday. Find out more about how to handle sales tax holidays as an...
