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Sales tax ‘responsible party’ laws still going strong

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But not for sales tax liability, where most states still maintain strong responsible party laws. And they can come as a real shock: CEOs, CFOs, directors and other execs can be held personally responsible for sales tax shortfalls. How do they know who’s responsible?

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Sales tax and Marketplaces: Who owns the responsibility?

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Once upon a time, selling online meant little more than setting up a website and sending both marketing efforts and sales direct to your customers from you. jurisdictions also involves dealing with sales tax. On a marketplace platform, who has responsibility for the sales tax? But selling in U.S.

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Hot Topics: Sellers and marketplace facilitators | TaxConnex

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Every now and then something comes along that transforms sales tax. States’ definitions of a “marketplace facilitator” vary almost as much as states’ sales tax laws themselves. Almost all states also make the facilitator, not the seller, responsible for sales tax.

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How to Correct Previous Non-Compliance with Sales & Use Tax

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It’s the end of the year and as we all start to think about our New Year’s resolutions, it’s also a good time to start thinking about correcting any sales tax missteps your business may be facing. VDAs provide companies the opportunity to come forward, in most situations anonymously, via a third-party.

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What to know about responsible party laws

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We hear a lot about “sales tax obligations,” but who exactly in your company is “obligated?” Since the Supreme Court’s 2018 Wayfair decision, many businesses are required to collect and remit sales tax in multiple states – more so than pre-Wayfair. You are, at least in many states.

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A Strategic Timeline for Implementing a Sales Tax Strategy and Process - Part 2 | TaxConnex

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A job as intimidating as setting up a system to handle your sales tax obligations can be a lot easier if you have an idea how long it will take. As with most aspects of sales tax, there are no fixed answers, but we can give you an idea. Part of your decision in this case rests with how long you’ve had sales tax exposure.

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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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(We generally recommend that companies start watching their nexus requirements when they hit the $100,000 in sales in a state. Companies also must always consider how physical presence , such as offices or even just sales reps, can create nexus.) Louisiana home-rule locations largely follow their state-wide tax treatment for TTP.

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