by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes, more states are taxing digital content and cloud Services now, and the trend is clearly toward expanding Sales Tax to cover downloads, streaming, and SaaS-style subscriptions. Several states that historically did not tax electronic-only products are now bringing...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
You close an Alabama sales tax account properly by logging into My Alabama Taxes (MAT), sending a web request to close the account, and filing a clearly-marked *final* Alabama sales tax return for your last period of taxable activity. You should only stop collecting...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
The most expensive sales tax mistakes cross‑border sellers make are invisible at first: missing U.S. nexus thresholds and registering too late, assuming marketplaces handle all tax, confusing VAT/GST rules with U.S. sales tax, misclassifying products, and keeping...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
A sales tax audit for an ecommerce seller is usually triggered when a state sees a mismatch, a missing registration, or another sign that your filing position does not line up with the data the state already has. The biggest risk factors are unregistered nexus,...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If you sell streaming or other digital Services to customers in Utah, you generally do need to start charging Utah Sales Tax on many of those transactions, because Utah now treats access to specified digital products as taxable sales and use tax transactions when the...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 24, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
For ecommerce sellers, filing sales tax yourself can work in a handful of states when your footprint is small and your returns are simple, but once you’re selling into multiple states or using several marketplaces, outsourcing sales tax compliance usually becomes the...
