Streamlined Sales Tax (SST)
Streamlined Sales Tax is an initiative among 24 US states that have agreed to simplify how sales tax registration, calculation, filing, audit support, and other sales tax compliance processes work. For online sellers who are eligible for the program, the practical benefit is that the costs of managing sales tax compliance are covered by the participating states themselves.
Streamlined Sales Tax explained
What the SST program is, what every remote seller needs to know, and how to make sure your online business benefits from the program as soon as you qualify.
Certified Service Providers (CSP) and their role in the SST program
There are only six sales tax providers certified as Certified Service Providers (CSPs) for the SST program. TaxCloud is one of them.
What businesses save with SST
A lot of businesses choose TaxCloud as their sales tax provider handling their returns in SST and non-SST states resulting in filing costs drop, and the future savings go toward growth instead of fees. Read their stories below.
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Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) — FAQs
Streamlined Sales Tax is a program created by 24 US states to simplify sales tax compliance for businesses selling online. Its biggest practical benefit: member states cover the cost of sales tax compliance for eligible businesses when you work with a sales tax provider who is a Certified Service Provider under the SST.
24 states participate in the SST program:
- 23 full members, which are Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
- Plus Tennessee as an associate member
CSP is a sales tax compliance provider certified by the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board to handle registration, calculation, filing, and remittance in member states. Only a handful of providers including TaxCloud hold the certification.
There are a couple of ways to be enrolled in the program. You can register on your own, which means going through the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board and navigating the process with them directly. Or you can choose a sales tax provider from the certified list who will register you in the SST states and advise you on what to do with the non-SST ones. Most businesses prefer to use one provider to handle both their SST registration and their direct registrations everywhere else.
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