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Sales Tax Permit & Business State Tax ID Guides
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EIN for a C-Corporation: What You Need Before You File
- June 11, 2026
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- Category: EIN for Corporation
No CommentsKey Takeaways A C-Corporation needs an EIN to hire employees, open business bank accounts, and file federal tax returns. Have your “responsible party,” legal name, formation details, and mailing address ready before you apply. State registration is separate: many corporations also need state tax accounts (payroll withholding, unemployment, and sales tax) based on activity. Most
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EIN for an LLC: Step-by-Step Application for First-Time Owners
- June 10, 2026
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- Category: EIN for LLC
Key Takeaways An LLC typically needs an EIN to hire employees, open a business bank account, or choose corporate tax treatment. You can apply in minutes when you have your LLC’s legal name, responsible party SSN/ITIN, address, and business start date. One LLC should generally use one EIN; separate EINs are used for separate entities
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Drop Shipping Tax Mistakes That Trigger State Audits
- June 10, 2026
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- Category: Audits
Key Takeaways Drop shipping audits most often start with missing or invalid resale/exemption certificates, especially when the seller can’t prove “who is the retailer” in each transaction. State auditors look for mismatches between marketplace facilitator reports, sales tax returns, and your books—small variances can trigger a deeper review. Economic nexus thresholds and “marketplace collected tax”
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AliExpress and Overseas Suppliers: Sales Tax Rules for US Drop Shippers
- June 10, 2026
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- Category: Drop Shipping Tax
Key Takeaways As a US drop shipper selling goods sourced from AliExpress or other overseas suppliers, you can still owe US sales tax based on where your customer receives the product. Most states require sales tax collection once you hit an “economic nexus” threshold, commonly $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in a state (but
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Drop Shipping and Economic Nexus: When You Cross the Threshold
- June 9, 2026
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- Category: Economic Nexus
Key Takeaways Economic nexus can require sales tax collection even without a physical presence, based on sales revenue and/or transaction counts in a state. Drop shipping often creates “nexus traps” when you sell into a state, use a marketplace, or rely on resale/exemption certificates. Most states set thresholds similar to $100,000 in sales, but rules
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Resale Certificates for Drop Shipping: State-by-State Acceptance Explained
- June 9, 2026
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- Category: Multi-State Resale
Key Takeaways In drop shipping, the “seller of record” must usually hold the destination state’s sales tax permit to buy inventory tax-free using a resale certificate. Many states accept the Streamlined Sales Tax “SST Certificate of Exemption,” but several require their own state form or specific permit numbers. Using the wrong certificate (or no permit)
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How Drop Shippers Handle Sales Tax When They Have No Inventory
- June 9, 2026
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- Category: Drop Shipping Tax
Key Takeaways Drop shippers still owe sales tax based on where they have nexus and where the customer receives the product. Most drop shipping tax issues come down to reseller certificates, marketplace rules, and getting the “seller of record” correct. Economic nexus is commonly triggered at $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in a state
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Drop Shipping Sales Tax: Do You Need a Permit in Your Home State?
- June 8, 2026
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- Category: Seller’s Permit
Key Takeaways If you operate a dropshipping business from your home state, you often need a seller’s permit there to buy inventory for resale and to report sales tax where required. Whether you must collect sales tax depends on where you have nexus (physical or economic), not where your supplier is located. Many states require
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Print-on-Demand Sales Tax: Who Collects When You Use Printful or Printify
- June 8, 2026
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- Category: Drop Shipping Tax
Key Takeaways Print-on-demand sellers are usually the retailer of record and must collect sales tax where they have nexus, even if Printful or Printify prints and ships. Marketplace rules can shift collection to platforms like Etsy, Amazon, and Walmart, but a Shopify/WooCommerce store typically leaves tax collection on you. Resale certificates only apply to qualifying
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Selling on Multiple Platforms: How to Track Sales Tax Across Channels
- June 8, 2026
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- Category: Marketplace Facilitator
Key Takeaways Marketplace facilitators often collect and remit sales tax for marketplace orders, but you may still owe tax on your direct (non-marketplace) sales. Track sales tax by channel: marketplace-facilitated transactions vs. your website/pos/social sales, and reconcile to 1099-Ks and marketplace tax reports. State rules vary: thresholds, local taxes, and whether marketplace collection covers all
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