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chelovekananas2015-06-19 19:42:45
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chelovekananas, 2015-06-19 19:42:45

How to collect/pay taxes (taxes) from foreign buyers of my online store?

Hello colleagues!
The answer to my question, I could not find on my own on the Internet, so I appeal to respected experts.
Now I am deciding all the nuances of opening a dropship store through a Russian IP, but which will serve foreign buyers and pay off with foreign suppliers. I have already resolved most of the legal and accounting issues related to PayPal and currency payments.
Now there is a question with taxes (Taxes), which should be charged from buyers when delivering goods to states/strange other than the location of the warehouse where the goods are sent from.
In my case, I (as a legal entity that receives funds for goods) is located in the Russian Federation, all my suppliers are located in the United States, but in different states. The buyers are all over the world. The issue of recalculating the taxes themselves, which must be collected from the buyer, is not worth it, the Shopify engine does an excellent job with this.
I am more concerned about another question: How and where to pay these taxes next? And anyway, should I charge them? It is my understanding that the taxes levied should be sent to the respective countries/states, plus buyers in case of a mistake (for example, they are in the same state as my supplier) can somehow get the taxes back.
I would appreciate any help in resolving this issue.

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antimind, 2015-06-19
@antimind

You better hire an accountant who understands these matters. It's really not a question that can be solved by asking on a forum. Accounting is a very complicated thing (and you also have foreign currency payments), and it would be more correct if specialists deal with it.

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Pavel Shinkarenko, 2016-07-22
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To answer your question, it is important to first determine the following:
1) Does the goods cross the customs border upon delivery and whose borders are these?
2) Does the logistics company perform the functions of customs clearance and what is included in them?
3) Is the payment for the goods upon receipt (the payment is accepted by the logistics company) or online?
4) Are the cost of the goods and the cost of delivery upon purchase separated (who receives payment for the goods, and who for the organization of delivery)?
Regarding the payment of sales tax in the United States - as a general rule, the subjects of its payment are companies registered in the United States or foreign companies that have a permanent establishment in the United States

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