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When thinking about tax from a business perspective, there are 4 categories to consider:

Registering for sales tax in the US can be a pain in your backend, but unfortunately, it’s a legal obligation if you want to sell compliantly to your US customers. If you currently sell your products to America (or are considering doing so), it is important you understand what your lawful requirements are when it comes to tax.

America is often called the Land of Opportunity, so let’s take the opportunity to understand their tax system. Churchill famously said that Americans always try to do the right thing after they’ve tried everything else – and it could be argued that they are still experimenting when it comes to taxes, since they are one of very few nations in the world who have not adopted a VAT or GST regime.

When goods are imported into the USA, the thing to worry about is not sales tax, but customs duties. This is a tax imposed on goods when transported across international borders and in the US, this is governed federally by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”). The simplest way to think about import duties is as the entrance fee you are being charged by the US government to allow your goods into their country.

Sales tax is not governed at the federal level, which means each state can do what they want in this regard. Currently, 46 states and the District of Columbia have decided to impose a sales tax legislation

A business is built on two pillars: product and distribution. If you have a great product that you want to sell online, you need to decide how you are going to sell it. The big decision is whether to start selling in the existing marketplace, or to invest in personalised online store development

If you have a great product that you want to sell online, you need to decide how you are going to sell it. The big decision is whether to start selling in the existing marketplace, or to invest in personalised online store development.

Most states created their sales tax laws in the olden days, before Amazon, crypto and the multiverse. In fact, most legislation was written before the internet existed and in some states, the latest law pre-dates the computer!