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How the Wayfair Ruling Weighs Down Drop Shippers: What You Need to Know

This document provides a guide on how drop shipping relationships have changed following the new tax laws and regulations after the decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair.

Drop shipping is a fundamental aspect of the supply chain and represents two separate and distinct transactions. The seller accepts orders from their customers, invoices the customers and receives a shipping address. That shipping address can be in a state in which the seller has a presence or any other state that the seller is not located in. The seller then places an order with the supplier to fulfill the customer’s order who will ship that product directly to the shipping address provided. The supplier never invoices or deals directly with the customer; they engage in a sale solely with the seller.

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About the Author(s)

Cassandra Baubie is an Associate at HBK CPAs & Consultants and is a member of its Tax Advisory Group (TAG).

Cassandra joined HBK in 2017. She works in the firm’s Youngstown, Ohio office. She has experience in tax law research and writing. Prior to joining HBK, she worked for Jurist.org, a global legal news organization, and was a member of the University of Pittsburgh Tax Law Review Journal. Cassandra also worked for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Low-Income Tax Clinic where she performed IRS litigation and Tax Court work and provided compliance work for low income individuals and businesses.

Cassandra focuses on issues pertaining to State and Local Taxation (SALT), as well as flow through entity taxation. She has been involved in numerous sales and use tax, franchise tax, and corporate income tax audits, VDA’s, and refund requests. She focuses on complex sales and use tax compliance planning, nexus studies and on-site review and training for all SALT related issues, and has managed various engagements as the in-charge team member and has significant experience in multistate tax issues.

Hill, Barth & King LLC has prepared this material for informational purposes only. Any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or under any state or local tax law or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding the matter.

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