Disclosure to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Picked this headline on purpose, so that google searched will lead people here.
Just got this one right now from Amazon. email content:
" Amazon has received a valid and binding legal demand from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) requiring that Amazon disclose the following information about your business in 2017:
• Contact information (name, address, and email)
• US Taxpayer Identification Number
To comply with our obligations under the law, we plan to provide this information to the CDTFA by November 6, 2018. In many cases, sellers who register and file taxes in California already provide information on their Amazon business as part of their tax filings. Because each seller’s business and tax needs are unique, we encourage you to consult with a tax advisor to answer any questions you may have.
You also may refer to the following resources in Seller Central:
• Solution Provider Network, a directory with information about several tax advisors: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G201687890.
• Tax calculation services, optional services for calculating U.S. sales and use taxes: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/G200787660.
Thank you for selling on Amazon,
Amazon Services "
How fantastic is that? I’m located outside of CA by the way.
The leeches are coming!
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Seller_4FEHZiGTpEMxr
Yep, I got one too…
But how valid will it be if the Supreme Court didn’t make a decision until THIS year?
Seller_PGztNhJCTLy3k
Yep, I just got one, too. I no longer sell FBA, but I did in 2017. I did, however, pay sales tax on all my California sales. But do I understand they wanted me to pay sales tax on any sales that were made and shipped FROM the California FBA warehouse to anywhere? Or just to California residents? I did pay sales tax on any sale made to any California resident.
Seller_9H5tLtAvo6re9
Thank you Supreme Court! As a Californian, I expect all states to do the same to me soon. I wish Congress would fix this.
Seller_KhszDd5k6Bfm2
Count me in. I received this as well. Nothing is certain except death and taxes.
The main thing that sucks is that since Amazon appears to not charge sales tax on our behalf, we’re faced with the tedium of reporting the sales tax for each state separately, and it means that different customers are essentially receiving different discounts (since the tax is included in the price and sales tax is different in each state).
What providers are you guys using to help streamline sales tax payment?
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
A nexus is no longer necessary. And it need not be only FBA sellers.
Seller_DcHONj1cj64We
California is a STATE unto itself…Dollars and cents…I think I will modify my seller account ( If my Legal Dept states authorization ) noting that I can no longer accept any purchase from California Customers…Or…Maybe I will close my AMAZON SELLER ACCOUNT Leeches are coming out of the wood work!!!,BEWARE!!!..The cost to operate a SMALL BUSINESS HAS reached it’s limits.
Seller_XFj8akGqahG0f
Looks like using FBA is going to be less attractive as now more fees are going to be piled on.with the addition to paying California for inventory in california warehouses. Its a poor state that generates tons of money but pays out more to the useless
Seller_MaNu1nsSEfLRw
I got one too and my business is California-based and has been collecting/filing/remitting sales tax since the beginning. So it sounds like Amazon’s hand is being forced to take the first step in turning over data on ALL sellers to the CDTFA. The CDTFA will then use the data to determine which sellers are not in compliance (e.g. failing to collect, file, and remit sales tax for CA sales). It will be interesting to see how if any Amazon assists the CDTFA in taking action against the “non-compliant” sellers…
Disclosure to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Picked this headline on purpose, so that google searched will lead people here.
Just got this one right now from Amazon. email content:
" Amazon has received a valid and binding legal demand from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) requiring that Amazon disclose the following information about your business in 2017:
• Contact information (name, address, and email)
• US Taxpayer Identification Number
To comply with our obligations under the law, we plan to provide this information to the CDTFA by November 6, 2018. In many cases, sellers who register and file taxes in California already provide information on their Amazon business as part of their tax filings. Because each seller’s business and tax needs are unique, we encourage you to consult with a tax advisor to answer any questions you may have.
You also may refer to the following resources in Seller Central:
• Solution Provider Network, a directory with information about several tax advisors: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G201687890.
• Tax calculation services, optional services for calculating U.S. sales and use taxes: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/G200787660.
Thank you for selling on Amazon,
Amazon Services "
How fantastic is that? I’m located outside of CA by the way.
The leeches are coming!
Disclosure to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Picked this headline on purpose, so that google searched will lead people here.
Just got this one right now from Amazon. email content:
" Amazon has received a valid and binding legal demand from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) requiring that Amazon disclose the following information about your business in 2017:
• Contact information (name, address, and email)
• US Taxpayer Identification Number
To comply with our obligations under the law, we plan to provide this information to the CDTFA by November 6, 2018. In many cases, sellers who register and file taxes in California already provide information on their Amazon business as part of their tax filings. Because each seller’s business and tax needs are unique, we encourage you to consult with a tax advisor to answer any questions you may have.
You also may refer to the following resources in Seller Central:
• Solution Provider Network, a directory with information about several tax advisors: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/external/G201687890.
• Tax calculation services, optional services for calculating U.S. sales and use taxes: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/G200787660.
Thank you for selling on Amazon,
Amazon Services "
How fantastic is that? I’m located outside of CA by the way.
The leeches are coming!
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0 replies
Seller_4FEHZiGTpEMxr
Yep, I got one too…
But how valid will it be if the Supreme Court didn’t make a decision until THIS year?
Seller_PGztNhJCTLy3k
Yep, I just got one, too. I no longer sell FBA, but I did in 2017. I did, however, pay sales tax on all my California sales. But do I understand they wanted me to pay sales tax on any sales that were made and shipped FROM the California FBA warehouse to anywhere? Or just to California residents? I did pay sales tax on any sale made to any California resident.
Seller_9H5tLtAvo6re9
Thank you Supreme Court! As a Californian, I expect all states to do the same to me soon. I wish Congress would fix this.
Seller_KhszDd5k6Bfm2
Count me in. I received this as well. Nothing is certain except death and taxes.
The main thing that sucks is that since Amazon appears to not charge sales tax on our behalf, we’re faced with the tedium of reporting the sales tax for each state separately, and it means that different customers are essentially receiving different discounts (since the tax is included in the price and sales tax is different in each state).
What providers are you guys using to help streamline sales tax payment?
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
A nexus is no longer necessary. And it need not be only FBA sellers.
Seller_DcHONj1cj64We
California is a STATE unto itself…Dollars and cents…I think I will modify my seller account ( If my Legal Dept states authorization ) noting that I can no longer accept any purchase from California Customers…Or…Maybe I will close my AMAZON SELLER ACCOUNT Leeches are coming out of the wood work!!!,BEWARE!!!..The cost to operate a SMALL BUSINESS HAS reached it’s limits.
Seller_XFj8akGqahG0f
Looks like using FBA is going to be less attractive as now more fees are going to be piled on.with the addition to paying California for inventory in california warehouses. Its a poor state that generates tons of money but pays out more to the useless
Seller_MaNu1nsSEfLRw
I got one too and my business is California-based and has been collecting/filing/remitting sales tax since the beginning. So it sounds like Amazon’s hand is being forced to take the first step in turning over data on ALL sellers to the CDTFA. The CDTFA will then use the data to determine which sellers are not in compliance (e.g. failing to collect, file, and remit sales tax for CA sales). It will be interesting to see how if any Amazon assists the CDTFA in taking action against the “non-compliant” sellers…
Seller_4FEHZiGTpEMxr
Yep, I got one too…
But how valid will it be if the Supreme Court didn’t make a decision until THIS year?
Seller_4FEHZiGTpEMxr
Yep, I got one too…
But how valid will it be if the Supreme Court didn’t make a decision until THIS year?
Seller_PGztNhJCTLy3k
Yep, I just got one, too. I no longer sell FBA, but I did in 2017. I did, however, pay sales tax on all my California sales. But do I understand they wanted me to pay sales tax on any sales that were made and shipped FROM the California FBA warehouse to anywhere? Or just to California residents? I did pay sales tax on any sale made to any California resident.
Seller_PGztNhJCTLy3k
Yep, I just got one, too. I no longer sell FBA, but I did in 2017. I did, however, pay sales tax on all my California sales. But do I understand they wanted me to pay sales tax on any sales that were made and shipped FROM the California FBA warehouse to anywhere? Or just to California residents? I did pay sales tax on any sale made to any California resident.
Seller_9H5tLtAvo6re9
Thank you Supreme Court! As a Californian, I expect all states to do the same to me soon. I wish Congress would fix this.
Seller_9H5tLtAvo6re9
Thank you Supreme Court! As a Californian, I expect all states to do the same to me soon. I wish Congress would fix this.
Seller_KhszDd5k6Bfm2
Count me in. I received this as well. Nothing is certain except death and taxes.
The main thing that sucks is that since Amazon appears to not charge sales tax on our behalf, we’re faced with the tedium of reporting the sales tax for each state separately, and it means that different customers are essentially receiving different discounts (since the tax is included in the price and sales tax is different in each state).
What providers are you guys using to help streamline sales tax payment?
Seller_KhszDd5k6Bfm2
Count me in. I received this as well. Nothing is certain except death and taxes.
The main thing that sucks is that since Amazon appears to not charge sales tax on our behalf, we’re faced with the tedium of reporting the sales tax for each state separately, and it means that different customers are essentially receiving different discounts (since the tax is included in the price and sales tax is different in each state).
What providers are you guys using to help streamline sales tax payment?
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
A nexus is no longer necessary. And it need not be only FBA sellers.
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
A nexus is no longer necessary. And it need not be only FBA sellers.
Seller_DcHONj1cj64We
California is a STATE unto itself…Dollars and cents…I think I will modify my seller account ( If my Legal Dept states authorization ) noting that I can no longer accept any purchase from California Customers…Or…Maybe I will close my AMAZON SELLER ACCOUNT Leeches are coming out of the wood work!!!,BEWARE!!!..The cost to operate a SMALL BUSINESS HAS reached it’s limits.
Seller_DcHONj1cj64We
California is a STATE unto itself…Dollars and cents…I think I will modify my seller account ( If my Legal Dept states authorization ) noting that I can no longer accept any purchase from California Customers…Or…Maybe I will close my AMAZON SELLER ACCOUNT Leeches are coming out of the wood work!!!,BEWARE!!!..The cost to operate a SMALL BUSINESS HAS reached it’s limits.
Seller_XFj8akGqahG0f
Looks like using FBA is going to be less attractive as now more fees are going to be piled on.with the addition to paying California for inventory in california warehouses. Its a poor state that generates tons of money but pays out more to the useless
Seller_XFj8akGqahG0f
Looks like using FBA is going to be less attractive as now more fees are going to be piled on.with the addition to paying California for inventory in california warehouses. Its a poor state that generates tons of money but pays out more to the useless
Seller_MaNu1nsSEfLRw
I got one too and my business is California-based and has been collecting/filing/remitting sales tax since the beginning. So it sounds like Amazon’s hand is being forced to take the first step in turning over data on ALL sellers to the CDTFA. The CDTFA will then use the data to determine which sellers are not in compliance (e.g. failing to collect, file, and remit sales tax for CA sales). It will be interesting to see how if any Amazon assists the CDTFA in taking action against the “non-compliant” sellers…
Seller_MaNu1nsSEfLRw
I got one too and my business is California-based and has been collecting/filing/remitting sales tax since the beginning. So it sounds like Amazon’s hand is being forced to take the first step in turning over data on ALL sellers to the CDTFA. The CDTFA will then use the data to determine which sellers are not in compliance (e.g. failing to collect, file, and remit sales tax for CA sales). It will be interesting to see how if any Amazon assists the CDTFA in taking action against the “non-compliant” sellers…
