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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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In the winter, e-commerce jumped 96% year-to-year from 2020 to 2021. Many states say that when the contents of a shipment are taxable, so is the shipping cost; similarly, when items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax, so is the cost of shipping. Shipping is not taxed in Nevada, but handling is.