US Pennsylvania offers foreign sellers sales tax amnesty
- Mar 9, 2021 | Richard Asquith
The US state of Pennsylvania is offering a sales tax amnesty to non-resident sellers which hold stock in the state. This is based on the physical nexus test, triggering local taxing obligations if a business holds stock or property in the state. The tax waiver will be available until 8 May 2021, and will cover taxes and penalties due prior to 1 January 2019.
Contact Avalara to learn details of the amnesty, whether you are eligible and how to manage the application process for Pennsylvania or any other state where you may be selling. An application to the state is required, including full disclosure of taxable transactions. Pennsylvania will then evaluate the reduction of taxes and penalties.
The local stocks business model is now common practise in the US and beyond as sellers seek to keep delivery times shortened and ensure a great customer experience. This can be tied with marketplace facilitators such as Amazon.
States target foreign sellers
There is a growing trend for states to focus on missing tax revenues from out-of-state e-commerce merchants, including foreign sellers. Increasingly, this includes withdrawing the distance selling thresholds and making sellers or facilitating marketplaces liable from their first sales.
