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Sales Tax: Affiliate Nexus & Click-Through Nexus Explained
In the days before South Dakota v. Wayfair became the law of the land, states sought to make sure that any business who benefitted from doing business in their state also collected sales tax from buyers in that state. One way they did this was with “affiliate nexus”...
Sales Tax on Crowdfunding Campaigns, Explained
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...
Selling or Buying a Business? How to Handle Sales Tax During Due Diligence
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....
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...
