Selling on both sides of the Atlantic? Indirect tax follows the sale.
VAT in the UK and sales tax across the US work in completely different ways — and both can create obligations the moment you start selling, sometimes without a physical presence at all. We work out where you owe, register you correctly, and keep you compliant as you grow.
Two indirect-tax worlds, neither optional
UK VAT is a single national system with registration thresholds and detailed return rules. US sales tax is a patchwork of state and local rules where ‘economic nexus’ can create obligations from remote sales alone. Both can catch you out quickly as sales scale, and both carry penalties for getting registration wrong. We map the exposure before it becomes a liability.
From registration to returns, both regimes
Three steps, one team
Map your exposure
We work through where your sales create VAT and sales-tax obligations — and, just as importantly, where they don’t.
Register where needed
We handle UK VAT registration and US state registrations only where you genuinely have nexus, so you’re not filing needlessly.
Keep you compliant
We prepare and file returns on both sides and watch the thresholds as you grow so new obligations don’t catch you out.
The things clients ask first
Do I owe US sales tax if I have no office there?
Possibly. Many states apply ‘economic nexus’ based on sales volume or transaction count alone, so remote sellers can owe sales tax without any physical presence. We’ll check each state that matters for you.
When do I have to register for UK VAT?
Once your taxable turnover crosses the registration threshold — or voluntarily before that if it helps. We’ll confirm the current threshold and whether early registration makes sense for you.
Is US sales tax just one rate?
No — it varies by state and often by county and city, and what’s taxable differs too. That’s why a nexus and taxability review comes before any registration.
Know where you owe — before a state tells you.
A free consultation, no obligation. Tell us where and what you sell and we’ll map your indirect-tax exposure — with a fixed price before any work begins.
