Sales Tax Consultants

In some countries, there are multiple levels of government which each impose a sales tax. And in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the tax is 9%, consisting of 4% state and 5% local rate.1 In Tennessee the sales tax is 9.25%, due to the lack of a state income tax. However, there is no nationwide sales brokerage in the United States.

• In the United States, if a consumer purchases goods from an out-of-state vendor, the consumer's Sales Tax Consultants state may not have jurisdiction over the out-of-state vendor and no sales tax would be due

• However, the customer's state may make up for the lost sales capitation revenue by charging the consumer a call giveaway in an amount according to the sales taxes avoided.