E-com Sales Tax

The State of Washington has required Amazon to collect tax on behalf of all of its third-party sellers on sales to customers in the state. Amazon has started that process. It makes things significantly more complicated for FBA sellers and other third parties who sell using the Amazon marketplace. There have been many questions about this, here are a few that we answer in this podcast. Is Amazon collecting tax in the state of Washington on behalf of third-party (FBA) sellers? 00.50 Doesn't Amazon already collect tax everywhere? 01:16 Can a third-party seller direct Amazon to collect tax on their behalf? If so, how much does Amazon charge for that tax collection service? 01:38 I thought Amazon took the position that tax was not due on sales over the Internet 02:34 How much does Amazon charge a third-party seller to collect tax on their behalf? 03:22 How much will my sales decrease if I start charging sales tax? 03:38 When did Amazon start collecting tax for third-party sellers in Washington? 06:25 Can