by Paul le Roux | May 11, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you sell on Shopify from outside the US, you are personally responsible for collecting and remitting US sales tax — Shopify does not do it for you, your home country’s tax treaty does not exempt you, and the IRS having no record of you means nothing to a...
by Paul le Roux | May 11, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you’re an Australian seller shipping to US customers, you almost certainly owe US sales tax in at least one state — and probably several — the moment you cross a state-level revenue threshold or store inventory in a US warehouse. The Australia–US tax treaty...
by Paul le Roux | May 11, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you’re a Canadian seller shipping to US customers — through Shopify, Amazon FBA, Etsy, or your own checkout — you almost certainly have US sales tax obligations in multiple states, even with zero physical US presence. The 2018 Wayfair decision killed the...
by Paul le Roux | May 11, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
A multi-state sales tax filing service is a human-operated practice that prepares, signs, and submits sales tax returns to every state department of revenue where you have nexus — handling registrations, monthly returns, prepayments, notices, and audits under one flat...
by Paul le Roux | May 11, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
The honest answer: if you’re a US-domiciled seller with nexus in fewer than five states and a bookkeeper who already handles tax filings, DIY software like the major SaaS sales tax platforms is probably fine. If you’re a foreign founder, an Amazon FBA...
