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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Who the customer is and what they’ll use the TPP for can create a sales tax exclusion, too, such as when selling to a church or government agency. Taxability. Yet again, this can vary. Marketplace facilitators.

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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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But even a portion of taxable items renders a whole shipment’s shipping cost subject to sales tax in Kentucky, New Mexico, New York and Pennsylvania. Stating the shipping cost separately on the invoice affects its taxability in Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

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While cities and counties have their own sales tax rate in many states, most cities and counties follow the taxing rules of their home state. Thus, the state legislature that sets the rules for sales tax for online retailers at the state level is implementing them locally also. Contact Us. Let’s Chat.

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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 2)

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In Kentucky, separately stated shipping charges to deliver taxable products to the customer are exempt from tax when shipped to a point specified by the customer and delivered by the postal service or common carrier – but shipping charges are generally taxable if the actual seller of the product makes the delivery.

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