Payments, Tax & Financial Operations

What creates a sales tax obligation in a state, and how marketplace facilitator laws have changed what sellers are actually responsible for.

How marketplace facilitator laws shifted sales tax collection responsibility to the marketplace itself — and the situations where a seller still has direct obligations.

How to determine which states you've crossed an economic nexus threshold in, and the registration process once you have.

What a 1099-K is, why marketplaces issue one, and how it relates (and doesn't relate) to your actual taxable income.

The records and categories worth tracking through the year so tax time is a reconciliation exercise, not a scramble.

How and when marketplaces actually pay sellers, and the common reasons a payout gets delayed or partially held.

A practical process for matching marketplace settlement reports against your accounting system so fees and refunds are tracked accurately.

How the major payment processors compare on fees, checkout experience, and dispute handling for a DTC storefront.

How marketplaces handle currency conversion on international sales, and the fee structures to watch for.

Accrual vs. cash accounting for a marketplace seller, and a starter chart of accounts structure.

How ecommerce-oriented accounting tools compare on marketplace integration depth versus general small-business accounting software.

Financing options (from marketplace-native lending programs to inventory-backed loans) for funding inventory purchases as you scale.

Planning cash flow around the gap between paying for peak-season inventory and receiving peak-season payouts.

What multi-entity and cross-border tax structuring involves conceptually as a seller expands internationally or grows large enough to need more than a single simple entity — and why this is a decision to make with professional advisors, not from general reading alone.