Sales Tax

Key Takeaways Marketplace facilitator laws often shift sales tax collection to the marketplace (like Amazon or Etsy), but they usually do not cover sales you make on your own website. Even when a marketplace collects tax, you may still have state filing obligations (including “zero returns”) once you’re registered with a state agency. Economic nexus

Key Takeaways Walmart Marketplace and Amazon FBA are generally treated as marketplace facilitators, meaning they collect and remit sales tax on many third-party marketplace sales. Your responsibility often shifts to registration, compliance, and reporting—especially for direct sales, exempt sales, or states where marketplace rules have special exceptions. Economic nexus thresholds commonly start at $100,000 in

Key Takeaways In most states, eBay collects and remits state sales tax for marketplace-facilitated orders, but sellers still may need a sales tax permit for non-eBay sales. Marketplace facilitator collection does not eliminate income tax, recordkeeping, local license, or resale certificate responsibilities. Register when you have taxable sales outside eBay (your website, invoices, POS) or