09/03/2026
Selling online? You may already owe sales tax in states you've never set foot in.
Most store owners think sales tax only applies where their business is registered. It doesn't.
Once you pass a state's threshold (often $100,000 in sales or 200 orders in a year) you're required to register and collect there.
This is a real Shopify dashboard. One state at $97,880 of $100,000. Another at 189 orders of 200. And already out of compliance in 24 states.
The tax you didn't collect doesn't disappear, it comes out of your own pocket, with penalties and interest on top.
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Check it yourself: Shopify โ Settings โ Taxes and duties โ Manage tax liability. Takes 30 seconds.
Already seeing yellow? Don't panic and don't ignore it, there are cleanup options that can cap how far back a state looks.
Send us a message and we'll walk you through it.
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