Amazon Agrees to Turn Over Seller Contact Data to the Rhode Island Division of Taxation! What to do?

Amazon has agreed to turn its FBA sellers' information to the State of Rhode Island. This has created a near-panic. We answer all of the most common fears, and we give you the 3 best options FBA sellers have for dealing with it.

Here are the questions we address: Specifically, what FBA Seller information has Amazon agreed to turn over to Rhode Island? 03:21

If we have no inventory in Rhode Island, are we still subject to these new rules in RI? 04:40

How can we have nexus in Rhode Island if Amazon doesn't even have a warehouse there? 05:00

Do the new rules in Rhode Island apply just to FBA sellers or to all e-Commerce and other remote sellers? 07:11

What are the specific new rules in Rhode Island? 09:18

What is a "retail sale facilitator"? 09:41

What is a "non-collecting retailer"? 11:11

What options does Rhode Island give to the "non-collecting retailer"? 13:58

What if our sales levels are less than $20,000 a year in Rhode Island? 14:49

What are the 5 specific notifications that an e-Commerce seller is required to make? 17:11

Is Rhode Island the biggest sales tax problem state for FBA sellers? 22:58

How did we get to the point where Rhode Island can even have a law like this? 23:40

How does the Wayfair US Supreme Court case tie in to this? 25:57

Isn't Colorado doing this same thing now? 28:54

What are the specific thresholds in other states? 30:05

Can I avoid this Rhode Island situation if I just get out of FBA altogether? 32:50

Can states even tax interstate commerce? I thought that was prohibited in the US Constitution. 33:48

Does Amazon collect tax for FBA sellers in Rhode Island? 36:45

Does Amazon collect tax for FBA sellers in Washington? 37:28

Wouldn't it be much easier if Amazon just collected tax for FBA sellers everywhere? 38:00

Isn't the US Congress going to pass a law soon and make this all go away? 40:29

Which state seems to be auditing FBA sellers most aggressively? 42:38

How much would it cost per transaction to produce these customer notices? 43:49

Does a foreign software provider with no physical presence or any of the other typical nexus triggers still need to get registered in Rhode Island? 45:52

Is it too expensive for states to audit individuals? 46:42

What are the 3 Secrets for dealing with the US sales tax without losing your business? 47:42

What options does Peisner recommend in Rhode Island? 53:31

If we do get registered in Rhode Island, do we still have to do all these notifications? 55:16