Sales Tax & More

Sales Tax & More

Sales Tax & More is the weekly show that talks about everyone's favorite topic...Sales Tax! Listen in each week as we talk with experts, professionals, and more to help you understand this often-overlooked tax.

Episodes

October 28, 2025 15 mins
  • Which rate should someone use when collecting tax? And do states and local jurisdictions have the same rates?

  • What the difference between origin based and destination sourcing?

  • Where are tangible personal property (TPP) and digital property sourced? Are there differences between how they are sourced?

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  • Does every state have a local tax rate? What factors can influence whether or not a local tax rate is charged? Which type of tax would require local tax collection?

  • How do local tax rates affect remote sellers? What determines whether a remote seller will be subject to it? Are there any exemptions?

  • How can someone figure out the state and l...

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October 7, 2025 22 mins
  • What red flags can trigger and audit? What are some big things someone should be paying attention to?

  • How can someone be proactive when it comes to preparing for a sales tax audit?

  • Who would STM's audit defense service benefit? Who is not right for it? Who should be looking for this?

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September 17, 2025 13 mins
  • When materials are moved to out-of-state job sites, do they trigger use tax obligations?

  • What are the hidden nexus risks of warranties, repairs, and subcontractor work?

  • How can someone understand when registration is required and when it's not required?

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  • What can an exemption be applied to?

  • How do you obtain an exemption certificate?

  • Who is and isn't a good fit for STM's exemption certificate management service?

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July 23, 2025 18 mins
  • What are the most aggressive states conducting audits right now?

  • Why is Artificial Intelligence (AI) a bad idea for sales tax?

  • What is the connection between marketplaces and economic nexus?

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June 4, 2025 18 mins
  • Does any FBA seller have to pay income taxes in any state where their inventory is stored

  • Why can't you register prospectively in Illinois and some of the other states?

  • Would you do a VDA if you have an acquired entity with long-term exposure due to an employee working in the state and they don't have detailed sales data from the legacy acc...

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May 27, 2025 16 mins
  • What type of documentation should a vendor collect from their customers that claim they do not meet the economic nexus for a specific state?

  • What is the best way to resolve sales tax collected in the wrong states?

  • Is it the seller's or purchaser's responsibility to make sure use tax is paid?

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May 20, 2025 11 mins
  • Alaska Registration & VDA

  • Why would you do a historic registration instead of a VDA?

  • Can free items from a vendor be subject to use tax in a state?

  • Can certain exemption certificates be dated retroactively?

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April 30, 2025 16 mins
  • The basics of determining physical presence when it comes to sales tax.

  • Does physical presence matter for sales tax?

  • What should someone do once they've determined they have physical presence for sales tax?

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April 22, 2025 17 mins
  • What implications do states eliminating their sales tax transaction thresholds have for sellers?

  • What is a retail delivery fee? And do people need to be worrying about it?

  • What is the difference between an amnesty and a VDA?

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March 25, 2025 14 mins
  • When does someone need to register to collect sales tax?

  • What is nexus?

  • What's the difference between sales and use tax?

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March 10, 2025 11 mins
  • Why do we call sales tax collection without remittance the cardinal sin of sales tax?

  • Are people doing this on purpose? How do people find themselves in this situation?

  • What should someone do if they find themselves in this situation?

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February 26, 2025 13 mins
  • The dangers of working with a software company to perform services.

  • What is a deregistration? Why would someone want to deregister if they're not switching an entity?

  • Is deregistration an easy process?

  • Are there circumstances where you would not want to deregister?

  • 3 Things STM does when doing a deregistration pr...

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February 4, 2025 14 mins
  • Why are certificate issues the leading cause of large assessments for companies required to collect them?

  • What is the importance of exemption certificate management documentation in an audit?

  • What is one of the biggest mistakes companies make when it comes to ECM?

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  • Why are companies registering their clients in too many states?
  • Is it a problem of too many or not enough when it comes to state registrations?

  • What are the issues with either of those problems?

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January 20, 2025 13 mins
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November 20, 2024 20 mins
  • Nightmare #1: State of Iowa & Software Companies

  • How to prevent issues with getting deregistered

  • Nightmare #2: Canada & Registering for the goods and services tax (GST)

  • Making sure you're registered in all five Canadian provinces

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November 14, 2024 19 mins
  • What is the triage program? What are we referring to that needs a triage?

  • What are some of the issues out there?

  • What the triage program entails.

  • Who's a good candidate for the program?

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November 7, 2024 13 mins
  • What is a Canadian business number?

  • The process of registering in the five different Canadian Provinces.

  • Registering in Canada with an online account.

  • Is the language barrier affective when working in Quebec?

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