I have been asked this question every time we develop an ecommerce site, so I thought I would address it here.  If your company exists in Washington State - meaning you have an office and your business license is in Washington State, then you are officially a business running out of Washington State. Now, if you have an online store and a purchase is made from a customer in California, then you do not charge sales tax on that order. In addition, you do not pay B & O tax on the income that is collected from that out-of-state order.  When you do charge sales tax for an online...

On a weekly basis, Enigma will be posting educational blog messages that will help you, your orgainzation and your communication strategies.  We'll be posting answers to most of the FAQ's that we have received over the last decade and writing educational pieces that give you a leg up on your competitors - unless your competitors are also reading our posts. We will also  post elements of strategies that more companies should be either thinking about implementing or already in the process of developing.  These strategies will get you organized and on-track to deliver...