What a coincidence. We are doing the same thing this week at Pristine
Auction. We think we've found the solution in Avalara. Essentially, it's
a complicated thing, and you need to pay for an API calculating service.
At least that's what our team has determined.
To the others on the list, can you comment also for both Keith and me on
sales tax services like Avalara?
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On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 7:30 AM, keith smith <
klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I support a California business who does most of it's business online. I
> need to figure out how to determine the sales tax rates for California
> only. As things change all online sales may be taxed soon so I need to
> prepare for that as well.
>
> I know I am not the first person to have to deal with collecting sales tax
> from online sales. I do not want to build anything that would require us
> to maintain tax tables or to decipher who is in what jurisdiction.
>
> I've done a little research and find little in the way of an affordable
> subscription, or a government API. As this campaign to get all online
> retailers to pay local sales tax continues, I'd hate to have to maintain 50
> or more API's just to be able to satisfy the governments requirement that
> we collect sales tax.
>
> Currently we collect sales tax based on the highest rate for those who
> ship using a California address. Our system allows for one tax rate at the
> state level.
>
> Anyone have any experience with collecting sales tax on line?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help!!
>
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