Sales Tax Issues for Retailers

Additional Details about the Webinar

Retailers have immense sales tax obligations and special rules they are responsible for, which makes now the perfect time to make sure you are staying sales tax compliant.

Attend this webinar to learn how to correctly handle your day-to-day sales tax obligations for the retail industry, whether you sell clothing, food and drugs, or are in hospitality. We’ll dive into all the sticky sales tax issues that can trip you up for exemption certificate management (including when you may be able to claim a resale exemption), drop shipment documentation, and invoice and contract presentation. (Yes, how you present your products on your invoices can influence how you are taxed!)

We’ll also cover how sales tax applies to special charges that only retailers deal with, such as shipping and handling, returns, layaways, and more. You’ll also learn the special rules you’ll need to follow during sales tax holidays.

Whether you sell from your own website, a physical store, an online marketplace, or a combination of multiple channels, by attending this webinar you’ll help ensure you meet your sales tax obligations in the retail industry and avoid costly mistakes that retailers easily make.

Your Teaching Staff

In this 90-minute live webinar, sales tax expert Diane Yetter of the Sales Tax Institute will teach you how to manage sales tax issues for retailers across a number of retail industries. Regardless of what you sell, there are common issues all sellers need to understand. In this webinar, you’ll get important updates and acquire the sales tax knowledge you need for your business.

Learning Objectives for this webinar include:

• Learn how to correctly handle sales tax issues for retailers across a range of industries, including clothing sales, food and drug sales, and the hospitality industry.
• Learn about exemption certificates, the different types of exemption documentation you’ll come across, and important administrative duties regarding exemption certificates.
• Understand the ins and outs of drop shipments and the sales tax implications they can have on your operations.
• Discover the importance of the wording used on invoices and contracts and the impact it can have on the amount of sales tax that you need to collect and remit.
• Find out how sales tax applies to special charges such as shipping and handling, layaways, returns, gift cards, and gift wrapping.
• Discover how to handle administrative issues during sales tax holidays, so you don’t get tripped up on these initiatives.
• Learn how to manage sales tax requirements for the different channels you sell on, such as your own website, your brick-and-mortar store, or an online marketplace.
• Discover situations when retailers can claim a resale exemption so you can take advantage of potential cost savings for initiatives such as giveaways or complimentary items.

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