Tax Compliance Across Every Marketplace You Sell In

Selling on Amazon and other global marketplaces exposes your business to tax obligations in dozens of jurisdictions simultaneously. A seller based in India who ships to the UK, EU, and US faces VAT registration requirements in multiple EU countries, UK VAT obligations, US state sales tax nexus in states where Amazon stores inventory, and GST obligations in their home market. Getting any one of these wrong can result in significant penalties, account restrictions, or forced marketplace deregistration. The complexity compounds because marketplace tax rules change frequently and vary by product category. Digital goods face different VAT treatment than physical goods. Low-value consignment thresholds affect import VAT calculations. Economic nexus laws in US states have dramatically expanded sales tax obligations for remote sellers since the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision in 2018. Most e-commerce sellers underestimate their exposure until an audit notice arrives or a marketplace suspends their selling privileges for non-compliance. At NyEcom, our tax team specializes exclusively in e-commerce tax across all major selling platforms and jurisdictions. We register you in the right places, file accurately and on time, and actively look for legal optimization opportunities that reduce your overall tax burden without exposing you to risk.

Value Added Tax applies in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and over 160 countries worldwide. For e-commerce sellers, VAT obligations are primarily triggered by selling to consumers in a VAT-registered country, storing inventory in an overseas warehouse such as Amazon FBA in Germany or the UK, or exceeding country-specific distance selling thresholds. The EU's One Stop Shop scheme simplifies VAT filing for sellers with EU-wide sales below certain thresholds, allowing a single quarterly return to cover all EU member states. For sellers who exceed OSS thresholds or store inventory in specific EU countries, individual country VAT registrations may be required. The UK, having left the EU, operates its own VAT system with separate registration and filing requirements. Our VAT services cover the full lifecycle: registration in each required jurisdiction, preparation and filing of periodic VAT returns, reconciliation of sales data from each marketplace, handling of import VAT on goods shipped from outside the EU or UK, and management of VAT refund claims. We file in over 40 countries and maintain dedicated specialists for the highest-volume jurisdictions including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.

India's Goods and Services Tax system is one of the most complex indirect tax regimes in the world, with multiple tax rate slabs, mandatory e-invoicing above certain turnover thresholds, and a sophisticated return filing structure that requires monthly, quarterly, and annual filings depending on your business size and type. For Indian e-commerce sellers, GST compliance involves GSTR-1 outward supply returns, GSTR-3B summary returns, GSTR-9 annual returns, and reconciliation with GSTR-2A auto-populated input tax credit data. Amazon India and other marketplaces operate under TCS provisions under which the marketplace collects and deposits a percentage of your sales as Tax Collected at Source. This must be reconciled against your GST filings accurately to ensure correct credit claims. Cross-border sellers from India also face GST implications on export documentation that affect their eligibility for GST refunds on exported goods. We handle the full GST compliance cycle for Indian e-commerce businesses: registration, monthly and quarterly return filing, annual return preparation, input tax credit reconciliation, TCS reconciliation, and export refund claims. Our GST team also manages notices and assessments from GST authorities on behalf of clients.

The 2018 Wayfair decision fundamentally changed US sales tax obligations for remote sellers. Economic nexus laws now require sellers to collect and remit sales tax in states where they exceed specific sales volume or transaction thresholds, typically $100,000 in annual sales or 200 transactions - even without any physical presence in the state. For Amazon FBA sellers, physical nexus exists in every state where Amazon stores your inventory, which can trigger obligations in over 30 states simultaneously. US sales tax is administered by individual states, not the federal government, and each state has its own rates, filing frequencies, and exemption rules. Some states tax digital goods; others exempt them. Some exempt groceries; others tax them at reduced rates. Managing sales tax compliance across 45 tax-collecting states requires specialized technology and expertise. We perform a comprehensive nexus analysis to determine your current and projected obligations, register you in required states, configure tax calculation in your selling channels, and manage periodic return filing. We also represent you in the event of a state sales tax audit, providing the documentation and professional representation needed to defend your filing positions.