Do remote employees create nexus? Well, a lot of times regarding sales tax, the answer to any question is, “It depends.” 

A few recent developments – including scams and fine definitions –across the country show how sales tax compliance can be complicated.

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates.

We talk a lot about nexus and compliance processes in our content, but what about marketplace facilitators? In this blog we answer your top questions about marketplace facilitators.

Holiday time already? In many states, sales tax holidays have been in full swing this year and will continue for months to come. Some of the deals are long-standing; others have been trotted out by lawmakers claiming to want to help constituents weather inflation.

Failure to comply with the applicable sales tax rules can have a devastating effect on a business, but they’re often overlooked because they’re considered “pass-through” as the business is responsible for collecting the applicable taxes which pass through the business and are subsequently turned over or paid to the states. While these pass-through taxes are not meant to create a financial burden on a business, failure to comply can create significant risk.

Partnerships, just like your sales tax obligations, evolve over time. Sales tax is not a set it and forget it task, so if you’ve handed things off and aren’t sure how things are going, it may be time for a check-up with your provider.   

Understanding economic and physical nexus and the taxability of your products and services goes a long way to ensuring your sales tax compliance. But nothing’s that simple with sales tax. 

Online retailers face a lot of challenges today. Sales tax obligations are among them. 

Several recent court cases show how tricky the legal system can be for online sellers managing sales tax obligations.

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates.

If it feels to you like the whole economic nexus and sales tax landscape is one-sided, the U.S. Government Accountability Office and many small businesses seem to agree.

Can U.S. companies sell profitably to the North? Sure, if statistics are any indication Canada is the 10th-largest eCommerce market in the world estimated at 35 billion USD last year.

Determining your sales tax obligations hinges on if your products or services are taxable and whether you have sales tax nexus which can be defined as either a physical presence or economic presence. That by itself is confusing enough, and unfortunately it gets more confusing.

Complying with your sales tax obligations involves a lot of variables – your nexus, taxability of your products, type of customer you are selling to, etc. Another key factor that effects your sales tax obligations is related to exempt transactions and exemption certificates.

We can’t say it enough – sales tax is complex. Whether you outsource aspects of the process or manage it all in house, there are a lot of moving parts and nothing seems to stay the same for long.

We’ve compiled some of the top questions we get from clients on sales & use tax. Part 1 of these questions was on sales tax and business services. Keep reading for some of our more introductory questions we get asked on a daily basis.