We are starting a jewelry website in USA, i want to know about how to setup taxes for usa states

Topic summary

Main issue: How to set up U.S. sales tax in Shopify for a new jewelry store, and what to enter in the Sales Tax ID field.

Key points:

  • In the U.S., you only collect sales tax in states where you have nexus (a legal obligation), typically from physical presence, inventory, employees, or meeting an economic sales threshold.
  • Shopify setup: Settings → Taxes and duties → United States. Add only the states where you have nexus and enable automatic tax calculation. Shopify calculates tax, but you must register, file, and remit.
  • The Sales Tax ID is the state-issued permit number you receive after registering with that state’s tax authority. Shopify does not create this ID.

Current context from the poster:

  • Business is online-only, based in Austin, Texas. That creates nexus in Texas.
  • Action: Register with the Texas Comptroller for a Texas Sales Tax Permit and enter that permit number as the Sales Tax ID. Leave other states (e.g., Georgia) blank unless you establish nexus and register there.

Status: Guidance provided; awaiting confirmation of Texas permit registration. An image referenced shows the Sales Tax ID field but is not essential to the instructions.

Summarized with AI on January 21. AI used: gpt-5.

I want to know about the taxes for each and every state of USA, how to setup?


what to write in sales tax id ?

I live in Austin, Texas and currently we are only doing online mode with no offline presence.

Texas, I am only doing online mode no offline presence