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A Guide to Collecting and Validating Sales Tax Exemption Certificates

Dealing with sales tax can be tricky, especially when it comes to sales tax exemption certificates. These are special forms that allow entities to make purchases without paying sales tax. But it’s not enough just to gather these forms from customers. Your business needs to make sure they’re up-to-date, complete, and valid. Whether you’re selling…

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Top Ecommerce Trends You Should Prepare for in 2024

2023 was a year of accelerated change for ecommerce companies. More than any time since the advent of the mass-market smartphone, technology has leaped forward in ways that will directly impact how ecommerce businesses operate and grow.  For that reason, it’s more important than ever to have a clear plan for leveraging developing trends in…

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Affiliate Marketing Sales Tax Laws in 2023

Affiliate marketers, third-party publishers, and partners operating independently of vendors have provided a valuable cornerstone for the Internet economy since its inception in the 1990s. While that has not fundamentally changed, the processes, technologies, and policies surrounding affiliate marketing have changed quite a bit. Sales tax laws around online sales have been overhauled in almost…

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The Growing Impact of Ongoing E-commerce Supply Chain and Fulfillment Issues

It’s been more than two years since the first substantial wave of impacts hit the economy, and we’re still feeling the aftershocks. Supply chains continue to buckle under the pressure of increased demand and months of disruption across the globe, and fulfillment has become an urgent, ongoing concern for most companies. A recent Accenture survey…