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Remote Seller in U.S.: Economic Nexus

Physical presence (employee, warehouse, or inventory) was previously the only consideration where sales tax nexus is concerned. On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the state in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The decision overruled a longstanding physical presence rule, allowing states to require remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax even if the sellers don’t have a physical presence in a state.

Since Wayfair, many states have adopted new rules defining what establishes a sales and use tax obligation, known as economic nexus.

Economic nexus is essentially sales tax nexus for online sales. Economic nexus is when a seller must collect sales tax in a state because they earn above a sales or revenue threshold in that specific state. This means that you don’t have to have physical presence in a state in order to collect and remit sales tax for that state.

Each state with economic nexus laws sets its own threshold that businesses must meet to have economic nexus. States’ thresholds for economic nexus vary. However, the most common economic nexus threshold is when a seller reaches $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in a state annually.

The below chart provides you a summary of the economic nexus thresholds by states updated in June 2022. For more details, please consult with our consultants.

State

Nexus Effective Date

Remote Seller Threshold

Alabama

10/1/2018

Annual Alabama sales in excess of $250,000 based on the current or previous calendar year’s sales (excluding sales through a registered marketplace facilitator).

Alaska

01/06/2020

$100,000 sales to the state, or 200 sales transactions into the state in the current or previous calendar year.

Note: Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Code was passed on January 6, 2020. However, from there local jurisdictions decide whether to adopt the code.

Arizona

10/1/2019

$100,000 in sales to the state in the current or previous calendar year (excluding sales through a marketplace).

Arkansas

07/1/2019

200 transactions or $100,000 in sales in the current or previous year (excluding sales through a registered marketplace).

California

4/1/2019

$500,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Colorado

12/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous year.

Connecticut

12/1/2018

$100,000 in sales and 200 separate transactions within the 12-month period ending on September 30 immediately preceding the monthly or quarterly period when liability is established (excluding sales through an online marketplace)

Delaware

N/A

N/A

Florida

7/1/2021

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous year.

Georgia

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Hawaii

7/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Idaho

6/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Illinois

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions, quarterly review based on preceding 12-month period (excluding sales through a marketplace facilitator).

Indiana

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Iowa

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Kansas

7/1/2021

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Kentucky

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Louisiana

7/1/2020

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Maine

7/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Maryland

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Massachusetts

10/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Michigan

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Minnesota

10/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the previous 12-month period.

Mississippi

12/1/2017

$250,000 in sales in the previous 12-month period.

Missouri

1/1/2023

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year, determined quarterly.

Montana

N/A

N/A

Nebraska

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Nevada

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous year.

New Hampshire

N/A

N/A

New Jersey

11/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

New Mexico

7/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the previous calendar year.

New York

6/21/2018

$500,000 in sales and 100 separate transactions during preceding four sales tax quarters.

North Carolina

11/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

North Dakota

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or last calendar year (excluding sales through a marketplace).

Ohio

8/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Oklahoma

11/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Oregon

N/A

N/A

Pennsylvania

7/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Puerto Rico

1/1/2021

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the seller’s accounting year.

Rhode Island

7/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in previous calendar year.

South Carolina

11/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

South Dakota

11/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Tennessee

10/1/2019

$100,000 in sales in the previous 12-month period.

Texas

10/1/2019

$500,000 in sales in the previous 12-month period.

Utah

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Vermont

7/1/2018

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions during the previous 12-month period.

Virginia

7/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Washington

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous year.

Washington DC

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

West Virginia

1/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or previous calendar year.

Wisconsin

10/1/2018

$100,000 in sales in the current or previous calendar year.

Wyoming

2/1/2019

$100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions in the current or prior year.


Note: Many states base their threshold on sales OR transactions, while some states base their threshold on sales AND transactions.

[Reference]:
https://www.salestaxinstitute.com/resources/economic-nexus-state-guide
https://www.taxjar.com/sales-tax/economic-nexus-laws

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