Register for sales tax where you owe it.
Sales tax registration is a separate filing from formation or foreign qualification. We file your sales tax permit application in every state where you have economic or physical nexus, and set up your books to track collected tax.
Sales Tax Registration, plainly.
Sales tax is collected by sellers, then remitted to the state. Whether you have to collect depends on nexus: economic nexus (you crossed the state\u2019s revenue or transaction threshold), physical nexus (you have inventory, an office, or employees in the state), or marketplace nexus (you sell on Amazon, Etsy, Walmart, who collect for you in some states).
After the Supreme Court\u2019s 2018 Wayfair decision, every state with sales tax can require out-of-state sellers to collect once they cross a threshold (most commonly $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions per state per year). This means an e-commerce seller can hit nexus in 10+ states without ever stepping foot in any of them.
We assess where you have nexus, file the sales tax permit application in each state, set up sales tax tracking in your books, and connect to filing software (Avalara, TaxJar) for ongoing returns. Each state is its own filing with its own form and fee.
Common situations.
What is included.
- Nexus assessment across all 50 states
- Sales tax permit application in each required state
- Set up of sales tax tracking in books
- Filing-software connection (Avalara, TaxJar, others)
- Resale certificate where you also buy for resale
- Multi-state filing calendar
- Marketplace facilitator nexus interpretation
- Voluntary disclosure agreement guidance where applicable
Four steps. We handle the rest.
How we compare.
- $99 service fee per state
- Nexus assessment included
- Books integration native
- Filing calendar built in
- Marketplace facilitator handled
- Voluntary disclosure guidance
| Avalara | TaxJar | Sovos | File.Business | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration per state | $100-$300 | $80 | enterprise | $99 |
| Nexus assessment | enterprise | paid | enterprise | included |
| Books integration | paid connector | paid connector | enterprise | built in |
| Filing calendar | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Voluntary disclosure | enterprise | no | enterprise | guidance |
“I was selling on Shopify and Amazon and had no idea I owed sales tax in 14 states. File.Business assessed nexus, filed permits in 11 (3 covered by marketplace facilitators), and set up TaxJar. I sleep again.”
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we cover the penalty. If you change your mind within 60 days, we refund our fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Common questions.
What is nexus?
What changed in 2018?
Does this apply to SaaS?
What about Amazon FBA inventory?
Marketplace facilitator laws?
What if I have not been collecting?
How fast is permit issuance?
Is there a state fee?
Do I need this for every state I ship to?
How do I file ongoing returns?
Start your registration in about 5 minutes.
Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.