Online store · 14 min
Sales tax, returns and the rules of selling online
Your shirts ship to every state. Each one has its own tax rules, and the law has a few about what you promise, too.
Ticket 01 · The guess
How many orders before a state's line?
Words to know
Sources and every number (3)
Sources
- Sales & Use Tax: remote sellers (gross revenue from sales into South Dakota over $100,000) · South Dakota Department of Revenue, 2026
- 2023 Legislative Updates: the 200-transaction remote seller threshold removed July 1, 2023 · South Dakota Department of Revenue, 2023
- How US State Sales Tax and Fees Applies to Etsy Orders · Etsy Help Center, 2026
Every number
- $40
(example number: Simplified example: the first online store lesson's example order: one shirt plus the shipping the customer pays.) · Simplified example: the first online store lesson's example order: one shirt plus the shipping the customer pays. - 1,200
(example number: Simplified example: a year of the example shop's orders, from the whole country.) · Simplified example: a year of the example shop's orders, from the whole country. - $100,000
sd.gov ·2026 · Gross revenue from sales into South Dakota, previous or current calendar year, above which an out-of-state seller must register and collect, at the time of writing. - 200
sd.gov ·2023 · The number of transactions that used to count too; South Dakota dropped that test in mid-2023. - 2,500
(example number: Simplified example: South Dakota's line divided by the example order.) · Simplified example: South Dakota's line divided by the example order. - 46
etsy.com ·2026 · US states where Etsy collects and sends in sales tax on Etsy orders (every state with a statewide sales tax, plus Alaska); it also collects for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.