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Sales Tax Obligations for Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Part 1: Resale Certificates and Exemptions

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Many manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors believe they have minimal sales tax obligations due to the likelihood of sales tax-exempt transactions. Businesses don’t always fit into a “box” as being only a manufacturer, or only a distributor. Many times, a manufacturer is also a distributor. Manufacturers.

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Sales Tax Obligations for Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Part 2: Monitoring Nexus Thresholds on Sales From Your Own Website

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Wholesalers and manufacturers/distributors have some big advantages regarding sales tax compliance – but they can also have hidden obligations. Sales made through your own website will be subject to sales tax once you’ve established nexus. you are required to collect sales tax from customers based in those locations.

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Pitfalls of Sales Tax for the Manufacturing Industry

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Manufacturing” for sales tax purposes is often d efined as a physical application of materials and labor to change the characteristics of tangible personal property. E very state has nuances on how sales tax applies to the manufa cturing process and the various equipment and materials that are used and consumed. Not so easy.

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Sales tax industry of the month: Manufacturers

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When it comes to sales tax, “manufacturing” is often defined as a physical application of materials and labor to change the characteristics of tangible personal property (TPP). Seems clear, but what about your tax obligations and exemptions? Different states can treat consumables differently for sales tax purposes.

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Understanding Sales Tax Obligations with Drop Shipments

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As if sales tax nexus and taxability rules weren’t confusing enough, throw in marketplace facilitators and drop shipments and it’s easy for a business of any size to want to give up on sales tax compliance. The retailer is caught in the middle and could be responsible for paying the sales tax to the manufacturer/distributor.

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3 Sales tax pitfalls facing manufacturers and wholesalers

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Many manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors believe they have minimal sales tax obligations due to the likelihood of  sales tax-exempt transactions. Businesses don’t always fit into a “box” as being only a manufacturer, or only a distributor. Many times, a manufacturer is also a distributor.

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Industries with Complex Sales Tax Compliance

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Navigating sales tax compliance in complex organizations can be a challenge, influenced by various factors. Industries like telecommunications, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology face unique complexities when it comes to sales and use tax compliance. Now that is not always the case.

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