The SALTcast
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The SALTcast
Amazon Agrees to Turn Over Seller Contact Data to the Rhode Island Division of Taxation! What to do?
- Specifically, what FBA Seller information has Amazon agreed to turn over to Rhode Island? 03:21
- If we have no inventory in Rhode Island, are we still subject to these new rules in RI? 04:40
- How can we have nexus in Rhode Island if Amazon doesn't even have a warehouse there? 05:00
- Do the new rules in Rhode Island apply just to FBA sellers or to all e-Commerce and other remote sellers? 07:11
- What are the specific new rules in Rhode Island? 09:18
- What is a "retail sale facilitator"? 09:41
- What is a "non-collecting retailer"? 11:11
- What options does Rhode Island give to the "non-collecting retailer"? 13:58
- What if our sales levels are less than $20,000 a year in Rhode Island? 14:49
- What are the 5 specific notifications that an e-Commerce seller is required to make? 17:11
- Is Rhode Island the biggest sales tax problem state for FBA sellers? 22:58
- How did we get to the point where Rhode Island can even have a law like this? 23:40
- How does the Wayfair US Supreme Court case tie in to this? 25:57
- Isn't Colorado doing this same thing now? 28:54
- What are the specific thresholds in other states? 30:05
- Can I avoid this Rhode Island situation if I just get out of FBA altogether? 32:50
- Can states even tax interstate commerce? I thought that was prohibited in the US Constitution. 33:48
- Does Amazon collect tax for FBA sellers in Rhode Island? 36:45
- Does Amazon collect tax for FBA sellers in Washington? 37:28
- Wouldn't it be much easier if Amazon just collected tax for FBA sellers everywhere? 38:00
- Isn't the US Congress going to pass a law soon and make this all go away? 40:29
- Which state seems to be auditing FBA sellers most aggressively? 42:38
- How much would it cost per transaction to produce these customer notices? 43:49
- Does a foreign software provider with no physical presence or any of the other typical nexus triggers still need to get registered in Rhode Island? 45:52
- Is it too expensive for states to audit individuals? 46:42
- What are the 3 Secrets for dealing with the US sales tax without losing your business? 47:42
- What options does Peisner recommend in Rhode Island? 53:31
- If we do get registered in Rhode Island, do we still have to do all these notifications? 55:16