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Tell us your state
Pick where your company is registered. We pull the exact requirements for that state.
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Sales Tax Registration
Register to collect sales tax where you sell
Selling into a state where you have a physical presence or enough sales usually means you need to register to collect sales tax there. We get you registered with the right states so you can sell with everything in order.
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- Countries
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Nexus review
States you sell intoMapped
JurisdictionsReviewing…Matched ✓
THE RIDGE · 7,200 FT
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Seller's permitFiled ✓
Reseller certificateWhere it applies
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RegistrationComplete ✓
Filing cadenceExplained
What's in the kit
What's in the kit, done for you.
The brief
What is sales tax registration?
In short
Sales tax registration is the permit a state issues that lets a business collect sales tax from customers there. It goes by several names, including seller's permit and sales tax licence. Collecting sales tax without it is illegal in most states, and so is not collecting when you should.
Why do you need sales tax registration?
You do not have to be in a state to owe it. Since the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision in 2018, states can require registration based on sales volume alone, and many set the line at 100,000 dollars or 200 transactions in a year.
The exposure builds quietly. The tax you failed to collect is still owed by you, with penalties and interest, and it is a standard thing for a buyer's diligence to find years later.
Who needs sales tax registration?
- Anyone selling physical goods to customers in a state
- Online stores crossing a state's economic nexus threshold
- Businesses with staff, stock or an office in another state
- Sellers on marketplaces that still require their own registration
On your own, or with Summit
- Where you owe. We register where your sales say you have to.
- The registration. Filed for you, with the permit sent to your portal.
- After it opens. We tell you what your filing cadence will be before you register.
Where you owe it
Nexus, in plain terms
Sales tax follows where you sell and where your inventory lives, not where your company was formed. That connection to a state is called nexus, and it is what decides where you need to register.
A quick example: a company formed in Florida that runs a store in New York has to register, collect, and remit sales tax in New York for sales made there. Being a Florida company does not change the New York obligation.
The same goes for inventory. If you store stock in a third-party fulfillment center in another state, you have likely created nexus there even without a storefront or employees. You can also trigger nexus by hitting a state's sales-volume threshold, which each state sets for itself.
We review where you sell and where your inventory sits, then register you in the states that actually apply so you are covered without over-registering.
If you resell
Reseller's certificate
Plenty of businesses buy inventory specifically to resell it. A reseller's certificate lets you buy that inventory without paying sales tax up front, since the tax gets collected when you sell to the final customer.
If you are a reseller, applying for the certificate in each state where you operate is one of the first things to set up, and we can handle it alongside your registration.
If you are the seller, asking a business buyer for their certificate before you complete the sale keeps you from collecting tax on a transaction that should be exempt. Get the certificate on file and the exemption is clean.
Your expedition kitSales Tax Registration
Sales tax nexus review for the states you sell into✓
Seller's permit and sales tax registration filed for you✓
Reseller's certificate applications where they apply✓
Setup mapped to your products and the right jurisdictions✓
Clear next steps on filing cadence once you are registered✓
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The cost
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The route
Three camps to the summit.
The same route every time. Open a tab to see what happens at each camp, and what we need from you at it.
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We prepare and file
We complete your sales tax registration and submit it to the state for you.
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You get the proof
We send the stamped confirmation the moment the state returns it. No chasing.
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Questions
Asked on the way up.
Do I collect sales tax when I sell to a reseller?
No, as long as the reseller gives you a valid reseller's certificate before the sale. The certificate is what makes the transaction exempt. Without it on file, you collect.
How do I know which of my items are taxed?
Each state keeps its own list of taxed items, exemptions, and preferential rates. Some essentials like groceries and medications are exempt or reduced in many states, while categories like digital services and prepared food can carry surcharges. We can run the determination for your products.
I have a warehouse in a different state from where I formed my company. Do I register there?
Yes. Sales tax follows where merchandise is stored and sold from, not where the company was formed. A warehouse creates nexus in that state, so you register to collect there.
My business is in one state but I had sales in another. Do I need to register there?
Possibly. It comes down to whether you have economic nexus, usually a sales-volume threshold, or a physical presence like a warehouse, office, or employees. Each state writes its own nexus rules, and we review which ones apply to you.
Where does the sales tax I collect go?
It is held in trust until your filing period, which is monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly depending on your volume, then remitted to the state's department of revenue.