by Paul le Roux | Aug 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Sales tax and use tax are closely related, but they are not the same in how they are collected. In general, sales tax is collected by the seller at checkout and remitted to the state, while use tax is paid when a taxable purchase is brought into a state and sales tax...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
For drop ship sales, the core tax rule is simple: the seller is usually responsible for sales tax when it has nexus in the customer’s state, but the exact collection and paperwork rules can change when a supplier ships the item from a different state or when a resale...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 10, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
Yes — software as a service (SaaS) can be taxable in the U.S., but only in some states and under state-specific rules. There is no federal sales tax on SaaS; each state decides whether to tax it, how to classify it, and whether business use, personal use, or both are...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 7, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
If a marketplace is collecting and remitting sales tax for your orders, that does not automatically mean you can skip sales tax registration. Whether you must register depends on where you have nexus (economic or physical), whether you make any non‑marketplace sales,...
by Paul le Roux | Aug 5, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
A resale certificate is a state-level tax document that lets your business buy inventory and certain taxable items *for resale* without paying sales tax at the time of purchase, as long as you later charge and remit sales tax when you sell those items to your...
by Paul le Roux | Jun 25, 2026 | Sales Tax Basics & Updates
You cross an economic nexus threshold the moment your remote sales into a state exceed a dollar or transaction amount the state has set — typically $100,000 or 200 transactions, but with major exceptions. As of 2026, all 45 states with a sales tax (plus DC and...
