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What is sales tax?

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Jump to: What is sales tax? Sales tax varies by state What is nexus? What is excise tax? What is VAT tax? What is sales tax? While, in many instances, businesses are required to charge and collect sales tax from consumers, knowing when and how to charge sales tax can get complex.

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What is use tax?

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Jump to: What is use tax? What is nexus? What is use tax? Use tax most often occurs when a consumer orders goods from outside of the state (such as online) and the retailer (not having nexus, or presence, in the consumer’s state) does not have to charge sales tax on the purchase. How does use tax work?

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6 (Not So) Simple Steps to Sales Tax Compliance

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In this blog , we’ll take a look at the 6 steps to compliance and some of the complexities that go with them. In this blog , we’ll take a look at the 6 steps to compliance and some of the complexities that go with them. Determine Nexus. Sales tax is complicated. This is the basis for all your sales tax decisions.

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Answers to Retail Business Questions About Sales Taxes

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But if you’re selling online and shipping items all over the state or country, you may not know what sales tax rate to charge. But if you’re selling online and shipping items all over the state or country, you may not know what sales tax rate to charge. By Gail Cole Is sales tax based on shipping address or billing address?

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3 Common Missteps of Sales Tax

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In this blog, we’ll talk to some of the common missteps businesses make when trying to manage sales tax on their own. Not evaluating economic nexus. Figuring out where you have nexus is key to determining your sales tax liability. Sales tax nexus can be created via a physical presence or an economic presence.

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When to invest in sales tax automation software

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Jump to: When to consider an automated tax software solution Benefits of sales tax automation software What if you don’t have a complex business model? Where does my company have nexus? Have I met the economic threshold in that state? What if you don’t have a complex business model? Where is the sales tax due?

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What is the difference between sales tax and VAT?

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What is the difference between sales tax and value-added tax (VAT)? What triggers the tax administration requirement? Sales tax obligations are triggered by: Nexus — e.g. taxpayers with a physical presence in a tax jurisdiction or who meet economic nexus thresholds. VAT overview. Before the 2018 South Dakota v.

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