by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If a state Department of Revenue has sent you a nexus questionnaire, an audit notice, or a Notice of Determination — the single most important decision you’ll make in the next 30 days is who talks to the auditor. For most ecommerce sellers, the answer should not...
by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If a marketplace collects sales tax on your behalf, you are not done. You may still need to register, file zero returns, pay separate gross-receipts taxes, manage your own direct channels, and respond to state notices — in up to 46 jurisdictions simultaneously. This...
by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you drop ship in the United States, sales tax is your single biggest compliance risk — bigger than customs, bigger than income tax, bigger than payment processing. Three parties, two potentially taxable transactions, and up to three states with jurisdiction over a...
by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you’ve been selling into US states without collecting sales tax — and you’re now realising the exposure goes back years — a Voluntary Disclosure Agreement (VDA) is almost always the cheapest way out. It caps your lookback (typically 3-4 years instead of...
by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
You may need to charge sales tax on shipping charges, but it depends on three things: the state where the customer takes delivery, whether the items themselves are taxable, and how you show shipping on the invoice. In many states, shipping is taxable whenever you are...
by Paul le Roux | Sep 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes—under Pennsylvania’s current rule, local sales tax for a taxable online sale is generally sourced to the buyer’s delivery destination. Pennsylvania is therefore destination-based for sales-tax sourcing: the state tax applies to taxable Pennsylvania sales, while...
