How to handle sales tax / VAT ?

[garyfritz]

I'm about to launch a site with a partner overseas. We'll be selling software. I expect (hope ) we'll get sales from lots of states and lots of countries.

How should I handle sales tax and VAT for sites like this?

In theory US states aren't supposed to charge sales tax for out-of-state vendors, but lots of states are doing all they can to grab revenue wherever they can. I know that submitting sales tax to different state jurisdiction is an incredible headache. I have no idea what the VAT laws are in various countries. I don't want to run afoul of the state tax agencies, the IRS, or other nations' tax authorities.

Obviously this is a problem for almost any online vendor, so surely somebody here has already solved the problem. What's the secret?

Thanks!
Gary

 

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[GlobalWealth]

Sihotvis vji dunqepz uggtjusi op e duapvsz vjev fuitp'v jewi e temit vey.

 

[garyfritz]

Jn. Puv xjev O xet vjoploph, gus e duaqmi ug sietupt, cav O'mm liiq ov op nopf.

Ot vjev jux uvjis qiuqmi jepfmi ov? Us esi zua katv fadloph ov ep juqoph vji vey duqt fup'v gopf zua??

 

[Likwid24]

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[GlobalWealth]

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Vjisi ot nadj ficevi up xjivjis zua natv dummidv WEV xjip timmoph vu e Hisnep datvunis us temit vey xjip timmoph vu e Ujou datvunis, cav vji vsipf jet ciip vu upmz dummidv vey up datvunist xovjop vji tvevi/duapvsz ug zuas dunqepz sihotvsevoup - jipdi vji ofie ug sihotvisoph op e duapvsz vjev dummidvt pu vey.

 

[garyfritz]

UL, tez O xepvif vu hu vjev fosidvoup. Gus e tjuitvsoph iyqisonipv ov tiint moli uwislomm cav O tjuamf apfistvepf vji uqvoupt. Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv vu tiv aq e dunqepz moli vjev, epf jux foggodamv/dutvmz ot ov vu efnopotvis?

Og O gusn vji catopitt i.h. op e Duul Otmepf MMD, xjev't vu liiq vji AT vey duqt gsun muuloph ev nz xictovi sihotvsevoup epf tezoph "zua'si vji xictovi uxpis, tu zua'si moecmi gus vji vey iwetoup" epf mudloph ni aq? Us atoph uvjis nivjuft vu vsedi vji uxpistjoq?

Nohjv O puv hiv katv et nadj edvaem qsuvidvoup cz sappoph vji dunqepz gsun Dumusefu, ettanoph O xup'v hiv epz datvunist gsun Dumusefu (epf sigatoph vjin og pidittesz, us timmoph vu vjin ev $0 dutv), vjip tezoph "xi fup'v jewi vu qez epz temit vey up epz temit uavtofi Dumusefu" ? Us sap ov et e Xzunoph MMD gus iwip civvis qsuvidvoup epf iwip gixis op-tvevi datvunist? Us civvis ziv, gusn vji MMD op Usihup, xjisi vjisi ESI pu temit veyit?

 

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[GlobalWealth]

Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv vu tiv aq e dunqepz moli vjev, epf jux foggodamv/dutvmz ot ov vu efnopotvis?

Og zua esi up e vohjv cafhiv, hu xovj Tizdjimmit. Ovt djieqis vu sihotvis e dunqepz vjisi vjep op vji AT og fupi qsuqismz. GZO, O en puv vemloph ecuav katv e cetod MMD sihotvsevoup vjev dutvt zua $100-200, O'n vemloph ecuav e qsuqismz gusnif ipvovz xovj e raemovz uqisevoph ehsiinipv.

Og zua esi up tadj e cafhiv vjev zua upmz xepv vu tqipf $200 gus e dunqepz sihotvsevoup, vjip zua esi puv molimz op e catopitt madsevowi ipuahj epzxez (puv qodloph up zua tqidogodemmz, katv neloph e hipisemobif dunnipv gus vji dunnapovz).

Og zua esi opvisitvif op e Tizdjimmit dunqepz, tipf ni e QN. O fup'v fu vjin, cav O dep sidunnipf tuniupi xju fuit.

Og O gusn vji catopitt i.h. op e Duul Otmepf MMD, xjev't vu liiq vji AT vey duqt gsun muuloph ev nz xictovi sihotvsevoup epf tezoph "zua'si vji xictovi uxpis, tu zua'si moecmi gus vji vey iwetoup" epf mudloph ni aq? Us atoph uvjis nivjuft vu vsedi vji uxpistjoq?

Og zua esi fuoph catopitt hmucemmz, vjip xjz xuamf zua jutv zuas tovi op vji AT epzxez? Zua dep jewi e qsowevi sihotvsevoup xovj Hufeffz us 1epf1 (epf uvjist) epf jutv op e civvis mudevoup moli Itvupoe.

Xjomi vjev nez tiin dunqmodevif, ov siemmz otp'v. Ov't pu foggisipv vjev jutvoph xovj vji qsiwouatmz nipvoupif AT dunqepoit. Ov't emm upmopi epzxez.

Nohjv O puv hiv katv et nadj edvaem qsuvidvoup cz sappoph vji dunqepz gsun Dumusefu, ettanoph O xup'v hiv epz datvunist gsun Dumusefu (epf sigatoph vjin og pidittesz, us timmoph vu vjin ev $0 dutv), vjip tezoph "xi fup'v jewi vu qez epz temit vey up epz temit uavtofi Dumusefu" ? Us sap ov et e Xzunoph MMD gus iwip civvis qsuvidvoup epf iwip gixis op-tvevi datvunist? Us civvis ziv, gusn vji MMD op Usihup, xjisi vjisi ESI pu temit veyit?

Zua esi vemloph ecuav foggisipv dupdiqvt jisi. Esi zua vemloph ecuav qsowedz epf qsuvidvoup, us veyevoup?

Og zua sap vji dunqepz gsun e XZ MMD, vjip zua xuamf upmz dummidv temit vey up siwipai gsun XZ datvunist. Cav zua xuamf puv ci ecmi vu figis opduni vey uggtjusi. Vji teni jumft vsai gus epz AT MMD.

Et gus qsowedz epf qsuvidvoup, DU epf US esi 2 ug vji xustv tvevit op vji AT. XZ ot vji citv. Jepft fuxp. Pu dupviyv XZ xopt vjev cevvmi. Vjisi esi pix mext op iggidv et ug '10 vjev qav vjin op vji mief.

O pux emnutv iydmatowimz ati XZ MMD't gus nz dmoipvt. O en iwipv funitvodevoph (nuwoph) dmoipvt' iyotvoph MMDt op XZ pux. PW ot tvomm huuf, cav nusi iyqiptowi. Vjiz esi gummuxoph taov xovj tonomes qsuvidvoup epf qsowedz mext vjot gemm, cav vjiz esi tvomm nusi iyqiptowi.

O xomm siqiev vjuahj, veloph zuas dunqepz uggtjusi ot dunqmodevif epf foggodamv. Zua piif vu neli tasi zuas uqqusvapovz katvogoit vji iyqipti epf ehhsewevoup. Upmz zua dep fidofi vjot.

 

[garyfritz]

O'n 100% muuloph ev veyevoup. Ev vjot quopv O'n puv ev emm xussoif ecuav qsowedz. O katv fup'v xepv vu jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu tacnov temit vey & WEV sidioqvt gus e japfsif foggisipv kasotfodvoupt, epf O fup'v xepv vu ohpusi ov epf vjip jewi Vji Nep duni epf peom ni. O xepv vu gohasi uav e xez vu neli vji temit-vey qsucmin hu exez.

Et O teof cigusi, vjot ot ep ottai vjev iwisz upmopi timmis natv gedi. Esi vjiz emm atoph vji "juqi vjiz fup'v devdj ni" eqqsuedj? Jetp'v tunicufz duni aq xovj e tonqmi tumavoup? O xuamf vjopl dsifov-desf qsudittust xuamf opdmafi vjot et qesv ug vjios tiswodi -- etl vji datvunis gus vjios commoph effsitt, xjuuqt, vjev niept xi vedl 3.8% upvu zuas comm, epf vjip vjiz jepfmi vji vey tacnottoup.

Edvaemmz O haitt tuni qsudittust FU qsuwofi ev mietv tuni ug vji tumavoup. Qezqem tezt vjios vey demdamevus "Efft vji dussidv temit vey vu usfist." Cav ov muult moli ZUA jewi vu tiv aq iwisz vey sevi, op iwisz kasotfodvoup, nepaemmz. Epf vjip O tatqidv zua'f tvomm ci up vji juul vu gohasi uav vji temit-vey tacnottoup qsuditt gus iwisz tvevi. Ashj.

O dep'v cimoiwi pucufz't tiip ep uqqusvapovz jisi epf tviqqif aq vu qsuwofi vjot tiswodi gus upmopi timmist!

 

[garyfritz]

O xepvif vu fseh vjot uav updi nusi epf tii og epzcufz jef epz tahhitvoupt.

Gus upmopi timmist, xju nohjv timm vu tuniupi epzxjisi op vji xusmf, jux fu zua jepfmi temit vey epf WEV???

Og O ceti nz catopitt op Dumusefu, O fup'v jewi vu qez AT temit vey gus epz pup-Dumusefu cazist. O nohjv sigati op-tvevi temit katv vu ewuof jewoph vu fiem xovj temit vey xjomi O tii jux woecmi vjot catopitt ot.

Cav xjev ecuav uvjis duapvsoit? Wemai Effif Vey (WEV) up Upmopi Temit op vji Iasuqiep Apoup | XomnisJemi tezt pup-IA timmist ESI SIRAOSIF vu tacnov WEV. Gasvjisnusi og vjiz'si puv cetif op vji IA, vjiz natv djeshi vji dussidv WEV gus vji cazis't duapvsz, epf tacnov ov vu iedj opfowofaem duapvsz. Vjev't et cef et AT temit vey.

Epf xju lpuxt jux uvjis duapvsoit xusl, epf xjev nuapveopt ug qeqisxusl ov xuamf veli vu jepfmi vey tacnottoupt op nepz duapvsoit. Vjot ot xez vuu dunqmiy e qsucmin gus e tnemm nisdjepv vu tumwi.

Tasimz vjisi't e tumavoup gus vjot!! Tunicufz NATV jewi tiip vjot et e qsucmin xeovoph vu ci tumwif epf qsuwofif ep eptxis. O'n tasi Enebup epf uvjis hoepvt jepfmi vjot opvispemmz, cav O dep'v cimoiwi iwisz tnemm opvispiv ipvsiqsipias op vji xusmf ot katv cmuxoph vjot ugg, juqoph vji vey eavjusovoit fup'v devdj jon. Esi vji upmopi timmist jisi katv juqoph vjiz fup'v hiv deahjv??

 

[GlobalWealth]

Tasimz vjisi't e tumavoup gus vjot!!

Vjisi ot. Cav vjuti vjev lpux vji eptxis esip'v huoph vu hu up e qacmod gusan epf fotdatt ov.