We are wondering whether we need to collect sales tax? Our company is not in the US and so far we have been collecting sales tax but with the launch of a new service we're wondering if this is needed.
So curious - how many people out there are collecting sales tax on your apps?
Thanks!
"If an online retailer has a physical presence in a particular state, such as a store, business office, or warehouse, it must collect sales tax from customers in that state. If a business does not have a physical presence in a state, it is not required to collect sales tax for sales into that state. This rule is derived from a 1992 Supreme Court decision which held that mail-order merchants did not need to collect sales taxes for sales into states where they did not have a physical presence."
Since your business, being located outside the U.S., presumably has no physical presence in any U.S. state, it doesn't seem like you need to collect sales tax.
[1] http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/sales-tax-internet-29...
Once you've done that, as greenyoda says it looks like you're clear in the US. If you have any other large markets it's probably worth looking into them.