Master E-commerce Sales Tax Complexity in Four Steps

As e-commerce sales grow, so does tax complexity

In the U.S., there’s $1.1 trillion in e-commerce retail sales. Mobile sales are up by $440 billion and desktop sales are up $660 billion. And 45 out of 50 states require sales tax to be paid on all purchases in store and online. It may seem daunting to navigate, but in this infographic, we’ll show you how to effectively and accurately calculating sales tax on your e-commerce sales: 
 

Effectively calculate e-commerce sales tax 

As you consider a tax automation tool, it’s important to first understand the benefits. 

With a tax automation tool, tax calculations happen seamlessly in the background with no involvement from the customer. You have access to a comprehensive summary of all your data — what you sell, how you sell it, and your sales tax collection rules. You’re able to complete audits faster and with less effort. You’re able to demonstrate to auditors that you handled every sales transaction correctly from a tax perspective. And you can centrally store all historical transaction and tax for easy access to any data from any year.