E-com Sales Tax

There have been recent changes in the marketplace facilitator laws. There are some parties who sells exclusively on Amazon and are registered in 20+ states and are wondering if they can deregister in the states where they have marketplace facilitator laws.The answer is, as with all things in taxation, – It depends! It varies in each state. Two scenarios regarding this have been discussed today as to whether parties should deregister in states with marketplace facilitator laws, or whether they should register at all if they have not done that. Some states give guidance on this while others not. In case you want to deregister you should consider the cost to it. One word of caution is not all marketplace facilitators are collecting on your behalf.Additional questions answered: What is the situation on the state of Washington with deregistering? What is the BNO tax which is reported on the same combined excise tax return along with the sales tax?What is the so-called ‘general excise tax’ on the state of Hawaii? I