Sales Tax Services

We figure out where you owe sales tax, get you registered, and file the returns.

The Letter from a State You Forgot About

You’ve been selling online for two years. Things are going well. Then a letter arrives from a state you’ve shipped to a handful of times, informing you that you owe back taxes, interest, and penalties on sales you didn’t know were taxable. The amount is more than you made on those orders. This is how most people find out they have a sales tax problem.

Sales tax used to be simple. You collected it in your state, you remitted it, done. Now if you sell online, you might have obligations in a dozen states based on where your customers are, how much you’ve sold there, or how many transactions you’ve had. The rules vary by state and they change constantly.

Nexus

The legal threshold that triggers a tax obligation. Each state sets its own rules. We figure out where you have nexus based on your actual sales data, not guesswork.

Registration

Once we know where you owe, we register you. Each state has its own process, its own forms, its own portal. We handle all of it.

Collecting Is the Easy Part

Your shopping cart probably collects sales tax automatically. That’s not the hard part. The hard part is knowing if you’re collecting the right amount, in the right jurisdictions, and actually sending that money where it needs to go. Virginia alone has different rates for different localities. Other states have different rules for different product types. Clothing is taxed in one state, exempt in another.

And then there’s filing. Monthly in some states, quarterly in others, annually if your volume is low enough. Miss a deadline and the penalty is automatic. Get the rate wrong and you hear about it a year later with interest attached.

Returns Filed

We prepare and file your sales tax returns on whatever schedule each state requires. You don’t track deadlines or log into state portals. We handle it.

Rates Monitored

When a state or locality changes its rate, we update. When a product category changes status, we catch it. Your collection stays accurate without you watching for changes.

Already Behind?

If you’ve been selling without collecting, or collecting without remitting, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common problems we see with e-commerce businesses and retailers who’ve grown faster than their back office could keep up.

We can help clean it up. Voluntary disclosure programs in most states let you come forward, pay what you owe, and avoid the worst penalties. Coming to them before they come to you makes a difference. We’ve helped clients go from completely non-compliant to fully registered and filing on time, often with penalties waived entirely.

Voluntary Disclosure

Most states offer reduced penalties if you come forward before they find you. We handle the paperwork and negotiations. You get compliant without the worst-case bill.