Canadian Taxes

Accounting & Taxes

Topic summary

  • Topic: A prospective Shopify seller asks whether they are legally required to register to collect taxes from customers when selling merchandise exclusively to buyers in the United States.

  • Key points:

    • Sales channel: Shopify; planned sales limited to the U.S.
    • Request: Clarification on whether laws require registration with tax authorities before charging and collecting taxes from customers.
    • Missing details: No business location, specific states, thresholds, or tax types provided; no attachments or examples.

  • Status/Outcome: No answers or decisions yet. The question remains open, and required compliance steps (if any) for tax registration and collection have not been established.

Summarized with AI on December 19. AI used: gpt-5.
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I am trying to start an online store on Shopify but I need to know if I will be required by law to register to collect taxes from the customers that I plan to see merchandise to which will only be in the United States Could someone help clarify this aspect for me please?

thank you,

Peter