You’ve learned what states you have nexus in and you know where your products/services are taxable. Now it’s time to register with the states to collect and remit sales tax. Where to begin?

The short answer: Maybe not.

Let’s look at a few factors that could make relying solely on an eCommerce platform for your compliance risky for your company.

Suppose you’re registered for sales tax in a jurisdiction because you have established sales tax nexus. For various reasons though, you don’t have any sales tax to remit. You may think that because you haven’t collected any sales tax, you have no return to file.

Telecommunications companies face tougher problems than most other businesses when trying to comply with federal, state and local tax and regulatory obligations.

Are subscriptions taxable? Depends on what they’re for and where they’re delivered.

TaxConnex is excited to announce that we have launched a new app for Shopify users to easily pull data out of Shopify for a better returns filing process. The new app, eConnex, gives Shopify users a simple way to get their sales tax data out of Shopify and upload it into TaxConnex's Client Connexion for easy returns filing.

Nonprofits are often thought to be exempt from sales taxes, but is that correct?

Online selling of products and services triggers sales tax obligations today like never before – and has ever since the Supreme Court’s 2018 Wayfair decision unleashed economic nexus on e-commerce merchants nationwide.

Online selling of products and services has always been in the vanguard of sales tax obligations. The situation has only gotten more complicated in the five years since the Supreme Court unleashed economic nexus with the Wayfair decision.

Sales tax automation has come a long way since the Quill vs. North Dakota case in 1992. Now, even the smallest multi-state businesses and startups have access to sales tax automation options that lower costs and ease the burden of compliance. AI is even making it’s way into the sales tax world, but how much do you trust an automated bot or machine with your sales tax obligations?

Construction contractors have a tough job these days, given labor shortages, supply-chain headaches, and mushrooming regulations. If you’re in this industry, the last thing you need added to your load is sales tax.

When it comes to sales tax, “manufacturing” is often defined as a physical application of materials and labor to change the characteristics of tangible personal property (TPP). Seems clear, but what about your tax obligations and exemptions?

Every state has nuances on how sales tax applies to the manufacturing process, equipment and materials. These gray areas can create big exposure for your business.

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.

Your online business is painfully aware of tax deadlines for income, payroll, property and other local taxes. Sales and use taxes have their deadlines, too – a dizzying number to follow, potentially with bad consequences if you miss even one.

Valid exemption certificates from your customers are critical in managing your overall sales tax risk. Yet a surprising number of companies have inadequate processes to receive, validate, maintain, and update exemption certificates.

TaxConnex works with a lot of telecommunications service providers that are new to the business. Many are existing MSP’s (Managed Service Providers) or IT management companies that would like to expand their service offering and become “stickier” with their clients. They may have infrastructure in place to support the sales tax requirements of their existing business, but the telecommunications service presents a different set of issues.