The SALTcast

If you are selling on a marketplace facilitator platform (Amazon, EBay, Walmart, Etsy, etc), you may be registered to collect sales tax in too many states. Sales tax laws are constantly changing and states are making concessions for businesses doing sales strictly on marketplace facilitator platforms. Along with sales tax changes, nexus is also evolving. What caused you to get registered to collect sales tax may no longer be a factor now. While hosting different webinars and podcasts I get a lot of questions about marketplace facilitator laws. More specifically, why sellers should get registered to collect sales tax in the first place if 95% of the states have marketplace facilitator laws requiring the marketplace facilitator to collect and remit sales tax on items sold on their platforms. I invited Paul Johnson, our VP of Operations here at Peisner Johnson, to explain what is going on and what your options are.

Additional Questions Answered:

How many states could I potentially de-register to collect sales tax in?

How many states have marketplace facilitator laws?

What factors are considered when deciding whether or not to de-register to collect sales tax?

Can I de-register to collect sales tax if I sell on my own website as well?

What happens if I decide not to de-register to collect sales tax?

What if I haven't registered to collect sales tax anywhere yet, can I avoid registering to collect sales tax?

What are the consequences of not getting registered to collect sales tax if I have nexus in a state?

If you would like to talk about whether or not you can de-register, you can schedule your free consultation here:  https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

The Wayfair and Supreme Court decision that was made back in 2018 has caused 1000s of businesses to have sales tax nexus and have the obligation to get registered. Another repercussion that is often not addressed is that getting registered in some of these states could also trigger income tax nexus. You could possibly be responsible for remitting income tax as well. I recruited Dan Peisner, CMI to address this issue and to answer all of the questions that we have encountered.

Additional Questions Answered:

What states should I be looking at for income tax?

What thresholds are there for income tax?

Public Law 86-272 what is and what protections does it offer?

What does PL 86-272 not protect me against?

Are there any whispers of change?

If you have sales tax nexus you may be liable for income nexus. If you are unaware of what your nexus footprint is you can schedule a free consultation with us here: https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

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A NEXT review can help you to determine just how big your potential state sales tax liability is. Depending on the size of the liability, and some other conditions, will determine how you should handle it. Join us as Dan Peisner, CMI, discusses what your options are.

Additional Questions Answered:

What is a VDA aka voluntary disclosure agreement.

How do I get a VDA started?

What are the states provisions?

Can you negotiate and what is negotiable?

Will states waive taxes, penalties, or interest?

What is the benefit of getting a VDA over going with an amnesty program?

How do I file back taxes?

What does a VDA Process look like?

How fast can I expect the state to turn the VDA around?


If you are worried about your sales tax liability and you don't know what to do about it. Or, maybe you don't even know what your sales tax liability is. We can help you. Schedule your FREE What's NEXT call with us today. https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

One of the most frequently asked questions we get is, "I have a business where I have sales in multiple states but I am not sure where I should be collecting sales tax." I completely understand, especially when so much of the information online can be confusing or contradicting. I invited Dan Peisner back with me to answer this question and talk about what is you need to do NEXT.

Additional Questions Answered:

What is a NEXT Review?

What is it exactly do you look at in a NEXT Review?

How do we determine nexus and why is it important?

Why is taxability an important factor?

How long does a NEXT Review take to complete?

What do I get out of a Next Review?

We always start our NEXT Review with a Free consultation. To schedule yours go here: https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

For this episode I invited Paul Johnson our VP of Operations here at Peisner Johnson. He has been running our sales tax returns services for the last 5 years. I invited him to come  talk to us about what happens if you end up having to file your sales tax returns late because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Additional Questions Answered:

How do states handle natural disasters

Do states grant waivers of penalty and interest?

How do I get a waiver of penalty and Interest?

How many times can I file for a waiver of penalty and interest?

Are states giving relief for businesses?

How complicated is it to file a waiver?

Get up to date information on how states are granting relief check out our blog here: https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/blog/covid-19-state-sales-tax-rules/

If you need help filing your returns or your waivers and are concerned what to do next go here: https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

If you are registered for sales tax in Texas you may have been getting notices that you should be filing the Texas Franchise Tax return. You may be asking yourself what it is and what you need to to do with it, if anything. Today we are discussing with Dan Peisner what you need to do with this notice.

Additional Questions Answered:

What is the Texas Franchise Tax?

When is it due?

How do I know that I have to file it?

What do I do with the notice?

What happens if I don't pay it?

What are the penalties?

What nexus thresholds requires me to pay the franchise tax?

If you need help filing your franchise tax return just fill this out and let us help you out.

Each week I will be highlighting a new state and will be going over their nexus laws, thresholds, how to register for sales tax, how to collect the sales tax, and how we can help you.

Topics Covered In Order:

Sales and Use tax overview.
     - Sales Tax
     - Sellers Use Tax
     - Consumers Use Tax

When you should collect the tax in Alabama.

What happens when you don't collect the sales tax.

What gives you nexus in Alabama.

How to register your business for sales tax in Alabama.

How to collect the sales tax in Alabama.

Sales tax exemption certificates.

Filing your sales tax returns.

Using Peisner Johnson to help you.


Get a Free consultation here: https://www.peisnerjohnson.com/whats-next/

Today's tip is all about economic nexus and physical nexus and deciding which applies to you. I frequently get questions around the lines of, "now that economic nexus is a thing do I need to even consider checking whether or not I have physical nexus?" Short answer "HECK YES IT DOES!"

Make sure and check out our article on the new economic nexus ruling HERE.

If you would like us to help you determine your Nexus Footprint fill out this FORM and we can start with a Free Consultation.

Sales tax audits are happening more and more frequently. As more business are susceptible to economic nexus laws states are looking to obtain as much revenue as possible.

I  want to share as many tips as I  can. I  get all my tips from our Ultimate Guide To Fighting A Sales Tax Audit. If you would like to look ahead you can download here for free.

If you are under going an audit or fear its only a matter of time get a free consultation here.

We recently attended the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City. As I walked around and checked out all the different booths, and the cool Arcade setup where they had a Super Smash Brothers tournament, I wondered about sales tax. I spoke with as many people as I could to discover what their company does. I would then ask them about sales tax, and of course they weren’t sure what they did for sales tax. I don’t blame them, they aren’t the ones in charge of the sales tax in their business. I wondered though, what the sales tax nexus implications were for being an exhibitor at a trade show. This is what I learned.

Additional Questions Answered:

What is physical nexus?

What is economic nexus?

How can attending trade shows trigger physical nexus?

If I don’t have economic nexus am I exempt from physical nexus?

Do all the states have the same sales tax laws?

What activities can trigger physical nexus in a state?

Do I have to get registered in the state where I am exhibiting in a trade show?

What are my options when I need to get registered for sales tax?

If you attend trade shows and you feel you may have exceeded some of the thresholds you can schedule a free consultation HERE.