{"id":28104,"date":"2021-08-10T21:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T18:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/?p=28104"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:27:56","slug":"multichannel-tax-compliance-for-growing-ecommerce-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/multichannel-tax-compliance-for-growing-ecommerce-brands.html","title":{"rendered":"Multichannel Tax Compliance for Growing eCommerce Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Following the Tax Rules as a Multichannel Seller originally aired live on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Information provided was up to date as of that date.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to have a conversation about eCommerce without addressing the effects of COVID-19. Though the world is beginning to open back up, eCommerce as an industry continues to grow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roirevolution.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/coronavirus-and-ecommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>In fact, 62% of consumers are purchasing more online now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your business grows, so do your tax obligations. Reaching a certain level of sales can trigger sales tax nexus in a variety of states, even without warehouses or inventory in those states. 44 of the 45 states with sales tax have adopted economic nexus, and these states\u2019 rules all vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that being a multichannel seller doesn\u2019t just extend to selling on Walmart, Amazon, and your own website. This also includes selling internationally, with the whole world of tax laws to which you need to adhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be tough to keep track of the rules and where you owe sales tax. <a href=\"https:\/\/avlr.co\/36gw8YJ\" target=\"_blank\">Let the experts at Avalara help!<\/a> You can even take their <a href=\"https:\/\/avlr.co\/3lNR6Y3\" target=\"_blank\">free sales tax risk assessment<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n                <link  rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/miniflat\/build\/css\/elements\/post\/youtube.css?var=1647510002\" \/>        <div class=\"gb-youtube\">\n                                        <div class=\"gb-youtube__preview js-only\">\n                    <button class=\"gb-youtube__preview-play\" aria-label=\"Play the video\" data-video-id=\"sWADDN9WCRE\">\n                        <svg height=\"48\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" class=\"gb-youtube__preview-icon\">\n                            <path d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" \/>\n                            <path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\" \/>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/button>\n                                            <picture>\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/sWADDN9WCRE\/hqdefault.jpg 1x, https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/sWADDN9WCRE\/maxresdefault.jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 429px)\">\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/sWADDN9WCRE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 430px)\" \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/sWADDN9WCRE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"gb-youtube__preview-img\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Preview\" \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <noscript>\n                    <iframe  frameborder class=\"gb-youtube__iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sWADDN9WCRE\" allowfullscreen width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\">It looks like your browser doesn&#8217;t support iframes \ud83d\ude41 Try watching this video directly on Youtube: <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sWADDN9WCRE' target='_blank'>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sWADDN9WCRE<\/a><\/iframe>                <\/noscript>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p>The tax experts at Avalara have shared <strong>four tax compliance challenges<\/strong> they often see with their eCommerce clients:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"ol-numbers wp-block-list\"><li>Product Taxability &#8211; Yes, different categories of products have different tax rules. For example, a sliced bagel is considered \u201cprepared food\u201d and is taxed differently than an unsliced bagel.<\/li><li>Geographic Tax Rates &#8211; Different states, counties, cities, etc. have different sales tax percentages, which can become confusing.<\/li><li>Multiple Channels &#8211; The focus here is to differentiate between sales channels and distribution channels.<\/li><li>B2B Exempt Sales &#8211; Business expenses can sometimes be tax-free but how can you be sure something qualifies?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2>\n            Resources from the Webinar    <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"checklist darkblue gb-list__check gb-list__check--blue wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/avlr.co\/36gw8YJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Start your free 30-day trial of AvaTax today!<\/a><\/li><li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/avlr.co\/33Hymio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avalara\u2019s <em>Multichannel Seller\u2019s Guide to Sales Tax Compliance<\/em><\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/blog\/multi-channel-marketing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Multi-Channel Marketing: How to Be Everywhere at Once<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.x-cart.com\/sell-online\/omni-channel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Omnichannel Marketing? 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