x3allamerican/ai-program-skills/sales-tax-and-compliance

Sales Tax and Compliance

Sales tax for digital products: complex, jurisdiction-dependent. Stripe/PayPal don't auto-collect. Tools: Quaderno, TaxJar, Anrok.

US sales tax complexity

1. States with digital tax: ~25 states (varies)
2. Economic nexus: $100K+ in state = collect tax there
3. Physical nexus: business location triggers collection
4. Marketplace facilitator laws: some platforms collect for you
5. Customer location: must determine accurately

Result: complex, evolving. Use tax software.

International tax considerations

1. EU VAT: ~21% on digital products
2. UK VAT: ~20%
3. GST (Australia): 10%
4. GST (Canada): 5% + provincial PST
5. Other jurisdictions: varies

VAT MOSS / OSS schemes simplify EU compliance.

Compliance tools

1. Quaderno ($49+/mo): EU VAT, US state tax
2. TaxJar ($19-99/mo): US state tax
3. Anrok (enterprise): comprehensive SaaS tax
4. Stripe Tax ($0.50 per transaction): built-in
5. Manual with state-by-state research

For CardPrepAI: Stripe Tax handles most US states; manual EU VAT.

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Tax compliance for CardPrepAI Academy.