Washington DOR Issues Information on Excise, Sales Tax Obligations for Businesses Selling to Out-of-State Customers

The Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) May 1 issued information on registration and retail sales tax obligations for businesses selling to customers in other states for sales and use and excise tax purposes. The DOR provides that: 1) depending on the volume of sales, businesses may have to register in other states where they made sales to customers and collect/submit retail sales tax on those sales to the other states; 2) businesses can use the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board tax registration system to register for one or all 24 member states using one application; 3) businesses can also register ...