Guides
Nobody goes looking for a sales tax filer. Something happens first. Each of these is one of those things, with the direct answer in the first paragraph and what to do after it.
Sales through December 31, 2026 are the last Shopify files. What to download, what to check, and how to file from January.
Amazon, Walmart and TikTok Shop remit the tax themselves. If your provider filed those sales as yours, it was paid twice.
Credit through the provider or a claim with the state: the route, the form and the time limit for each state.
Your Avalara renewal just arrived. What to check before you sign.
The per-state filing fee, the marketplace adjustment, and what the last year’s returns actually contained. Being written. The check answers it today.
You got a sales tax notice from a state.
The four kinds of notice, what each is asking for, and the one that is actually a credit. Being written. The check answers it today.
You started selling on TikTok Shop. Who files the tax.
TikTok remits; you still file. What changes on your return and in your ledger from the first order. Being written. The check answers it today.
You crossed a state’s sales tax threshold.
What economic nexus means for a Shopify brand, what counts toward it, and what to do in the month you cross. Being written. The check answers it today.