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Guides on sales tax nexus/blog/Economic Nexus: A State by State Reality
There is no single national rule. Here is how to think about nexus across many states./blog/economic-nexus-state-by-state/How to Know When You Are Approaching Nexus
Crossing a threshold is easy to miss. Here is how to see it coming./blog/approaching-nexus/Registering in a New State, Step by Step
Once you have nexus, registration is the next move. Here is how the process generally goes./blog/registering-in-a-new-state/Sales Tax Filing Frequencies Explained
States do not all want returns at the same time. Here is how filing frequency works./blog/filing-frequencies-explained/Multi State Selling Without the Panic
Selling everywhere sounds like a compliance nightmare. It does not have to be. Here is how to stay calm./blog/multi-state-selling-without-panic/What Counts Toward a Nexus Threshold
Not every sale is measured the same way. Here is what actually goes into the count./blog/what-counts-toward-nexus-threshold/When to Stop Worrying and Register
There is a right moment to register in a state. Here is how to recognize it./blog/when-to-register/Voluntary Disclosure: Fixing Past Exposure
If you missed nexus in the past, there is a path forward. Here is the idea behind voluntary disclosure./blog/voluntary-disclosure/Working With an Accountant on Sales Tax
Sales tax is a good place to get help. Here is how to make that partnership work./blog/working-with-accountant-sales-tax/How do you count marketplace sales toward an economic nexus threshold when the platform already collects tax?
Marketplace facilitator laws shift collection to the platform, but they do not always remove those sales from your own threshold math. Here is how to think it through state by state./blog/marketplace-sales-nexus-threshold/Why does inventory sitting in a third-party fulfillment warehouse create nexus in that state?
Physical presence never went away when economic nexus arrived. Stock you own in someone else's building is one of the most common, and most overlooked, ways to trigger it./blog/warehouse-inventory-physical-nexus/What should a small software company do when a remote employee moves to a new state?
A single hire relocating can create physical nexus, payroll obligations, and a filing calendar you did not plan for. Here is the sequence to follow in the first month./blog/remote-employee-nexus-trigger/When should you close a sales tax registration after your sales in a state fall below the threshold?
Dropping under a threshold does not automatically end your obligations. Trailing nexus rules, open filing periods, and the practical cost of re-registering all factor into whether to keep the account or close it./blog/closing-sales-tax-registration/How do you know whether your SaaS subscription is taxable in a state where you have nexus?
Nexus tells you where you must look. Taxability tells you whether there is anything to collect. For software subscriptions, the second question is often the harder one./blog/saas-subscription-taxability-check/How much risk does skipping a zero sales tax return create when you collected nothing that period?
A return with nothing on it feels pointless. States disagree, and the consequences of skipping it are out of proportion to the effort of filing it./blog/zero-sales-tax-returns/What should a small business do when a state sends a nexus questionnaire out of the blue?
The envelope looks harmless. The answers you give can establish nexus, set an effective date, and shape any audit that follows. Treat it as the legal document it is./blog/state-nexus-questionnaire-response/What is the best way to build a filing calendar for sales tax deadlines across several states?
Deadlines, frequencies, prepayments, and portals all differ by state. A calendar that survives contact with reality needs more than a list of due dates./blog/multi-state-filing-calendar/Why does registering with a state sometimes not cover the city or county sales tax?
In most states one registration and one return handle every local rate. In home rule states, cities and parishes administer their own tax, and your state permit does not reach them./blog/home-rule-local-sales-tax/Which steps should a growing seller take when a wholesale customer sends a resale exemption certificate for a state where you do not collect?
A resale certificate from a state where you have no registration is still worth keeping, and the sale behind it still counts toward that state's threshold. Here is the process that keeps both straight./blog/resale-certificate-unregistered-state/What is the best way to charge sales tax on shipping when a state exempts delivery but taxes handling charges?
Delivery charges are taxable in some states, exempt in others when separately stated, and often taxable in full when shipping and handling share one line. Here is how to set it up once and be right./blog/shipping-handling-charge-taxability/Complete guide
Everything a US seller needs to understand about where sales tax obligations start, how to measure them, and how to stay compliant without losing sleep./guide/Compare options
From a hand-built spreadsheet to a fully outsourced compliance stack, here is how the common approaches to nexus tracking hold up on cost, accuracy, effort, scale, and control./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain-English definitions of the terms you will meet on state websites, registration forms, and audit letters, followed by answers to the questions sellers ask us most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Economic Nexus Threshold Runway Calculator
Estimates how close your sales into one state are to that state's economic nexus threshold and how many months of current sales it would take to cross, for remote sellers tracking exposure state by state./tools/nexus-threshold-runway/Past Due Sales Tax Exposure Estimator
Estimates the uncollected tax, penalties, and interest a seller may owe in a state where nexus was crossed but registration never happened, and how much a voluntary disclosure agreement would change the total./tools/past-due-sales-tax-exposure/Multi-State Sales Tax Filing Workload Calculator
Estimates how many sales tax returns you will file per year, the hours they take, what that labor costs, and how heavy your busiest month gets, for sellers registered in several states./tools/sales-tax-filing-workload/Where are you on the sales tax nexus curve?
Eight quick questions about your sales, your inventory, and your filing setup, then a plain recommendation for what to read and run next./quiz/New State Sales Tax Registration Checklist
A step by step checklist for registering for sales tax in a new state and switching collection on in every system that charges tax./templates/new-state-registration-checklist/State by State Nexus Tracking Worksheet
A tracking sheet for logging each state's nexus rule, your direct and marketplace sales against it, and the next action you owe that state./templates/state-nexus-tracking-worksheet/Disclosure
How this site is funded/disclosure/Legal notice
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ShopTaxie overview, features, pricing, and FAQ/Author
About Julien Jimenez, the founder behind ShopTaxie/author/Blog
Guides on sales tax nexus/blog/Economic Nexus: A State by State Reality
There is no single national rule. Here is how to think about nexus across many states./blog/economic-nexus-state-by-state/How to Know When You Are Approaching Nexus
Crossing a threshold is easy to miss. Here is how to see it coming./blog/approaching-nexus/Registering in a New State, Step by Step
Once you have nexus, registration is the next move. Here is how the process generally goes./blog/registering-in-a-new-state/Sales Tax Filing Frequencies Explained
States do not all want returns at the same time. Here is how filing frequency works./blog/filing-frequencies-explained/Multi State Selling Without the Panic
Selling everywhere sounds like a compliance nightmare. It does not have to be. Here is how to stay calm./blog/multi-state-selling-without-panic/What Counts Toward a Nexus Threshold
Not every sale is measured the same way. Here is what actually goes into the count./blog/what-counts-toward-nexus-threshold/When to Stop Worrying and Register
There is a right moment to register in a state. Here is how to recognize it./blog/when-to-register/Voluntary Disclosure: Fixing Past Exposure
If you missed nexus in the past, there is a path forward. Here is the idea behind voluntary disclosure./blog/voluntary-disclosure/Working With an Accountant on Sales Tax
Sales tax is a good place to get help. Here is how to make that partnership work./blog/working-with-accountant-sales-tax/How do you count marketplace sales toward an economic nexus threshold when the platform already collects tax?
Marketplace facilitator laws shift collection to the platform, but they do not always remove those sales from your own threshold math. Here is how to think it through state by state./blog/marketplace-sales-nexus-threshold/Why does inventory sitting in a third-party fulfillment warehouse create nexus in that state?
Physical presence never went away when economic nexus arrived. Stock you own in someone else's building is one of the most common, and most overlooked, ways to trigger it./blog/warehouse-inventory-physical-nexus/What should a small software company do when a remote employee moves to a new state?
A single hire relocating can create physical nexus, payroll obligations, and a filing calendar you did not plan for. Here is the sequence to follow in the first month./blog/remote-employee-nexus-trigger/When should you close a sales tax registration after your sales in a state fall below the threshold?
Dropping under a threshold does not automatically end your obligations. Trailing nexus rules, open filing periods, and the practical cost of re-registering all factor into whether to keep the account or close it./blog/closing-sales-tax-registration/How do you know whether your SaaS subscription is taxable in a state where you have nexus?
Nexus tells you where you must look. Taxability tells you whether there is anything to collect. For software subscriptions, the second question is often the harder one./blog/saas-subscription-taxability-check/How much risk does skipping a zero sales tax return create when you collected nothing that period?
A return with nothing on it feels pointless. States disagree, and the consequences of skipping it are out of proportion to the effort of filing it./blog/zero-sales-tax-returns/What should a small business do when a state sends a nexus questionnaire out of the blue?
The envelope looks harmless. The answers you give can establish nexus, set an effective date, and shape any audit that follows. Treat it as the legal document it is./blog/state-nexus-questionnaire-response/What is the best way to build a filing calendar for sales tax deadlines across several states?
Deadlines, frequencies, prepayments, and portals all differ by state. A calendar that survives contact with reality needs more than a list of due dates./blog/multi-state-filing-calendar/Why does registering with a state sometimes not cover the city or county sales tax?
In most states one registration and one return handle every local rate. In home rule states, cities and parishes administer their own tax, and your state permit does not reach them./blog/home-rule-local-sales-tax/Which steps should a growing seller take when a wholesale customer sends a resale exemption certificate for a state where you do not collect?
A resale certificate from a state where you have no registration is still worth keeping, and the sale behind it still counts toward that state's threshold. Here is the process that keeps both straight./blog/resale-certificate-unregistered-state/What is the best way to charge sales tax on shipping when a state exempts delivery but taxes handling charges?
Delivery charges are taxable in some states, exempt in others when separately stated, and often taxable in full when shipping and handling share one line. Here is how to set it up once and be right./blog/shipping-handling-charge-taxability/Complete guide
Everything a US seller needs to understand about where sales tax obligations start, how to measure them, and how to stay compliant without losing sleep./guide/Compare options
From a hand-built spreadsheet to a fully outsourced compliance stack, here is how the common approaches to nexus tracking hold up on cost, accuracy, effort, scale, and control./compare/Glossary and FAQ
Plain-English definitions of the terms you will meet on state websites, registration forms, and audit letters, followed by answers to the questions sellers ask us most./glossary/Free tools
Free calculators and planners/tools/Economic Nexus Threshold Runway Calculator
Estimates how close your sales into one state are to that state's economic nexus threshold and how many months of current sales it would take to cross, for remote sellers tracking exposure state by state./tools/nexus-threshold-runway/Past Due Sales Tax Exposure Estimator
Estimates the uncollected tax, penalties, and interest a seller may owe in a state where nexus was crossed but registration never happened, and how much a voluntary disclosure agreement would change the total./tools/past-due-sales-tax-exposure/Multi-State Sales Tax Filing Workload Calculator
Estimates how many sales tax returns you will file per year, the hours they take, what that labor costs, and how heavy your busiest month gets, for sellers registered in several states./tools/sales-tax-filing-workload/Where are you on the sales tax nexus curve?
Eight quick questions about your sales, your inventory, and your filing setup, then a plain recommendation for what to read and run next./quiz/New State Sales Tax Registration Checklist
A step by step checklist for registering for sales tax in a new state and switching collection on in every system that charges tax./templates/new-state-registration-checklist/State by State Nexus Tracking Worksheet
A tracking sheet for logging each state's nexus rule, your direct and marketplace sales against it, and the next action you owe that state./templates/state-nexus-tracking-worksheet/Disclosure
How this site is funded/disclosure/Legal notice
Publisher and hosting information/legal/Privacy policy
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