How to set up Amazon sales tax collection - TaxJar

How to set up Amazon sales tax collection - TaxJar

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by TaxJar January 1, 2025

In this post, we’ll help Amazon sellers understand how to set up sales tax collection through Amazon Seller Central. This step is especially important for Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers because storing inventory in a state creates sales tax nexus.

Here’s how to get started:

To get started you’ll need the following:

Now that you’re ready to get started, follow these steps:

1.) Login to your Amazon Seller Central account

2.) Click “Settings”

3.) From the dropdown menu, click “Tax Settings.” This page is full of interesting and vital info, such as how to set your product tax codes so you charge the correct amount of sales tax on items. But if you’re just looking to get sales tax set up, continue on to stop 4.

4.) Choose “View/Edit your Tax Collection and Shipping & Handling and Gift Wrap Tax Obligations Settings.” From here you will:

Once you’ve entered all of your information, you’re all set up and can sell without worry.

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