Tax attorneys for ecommerce sellers, creators, and online businesses
Marketplace sellers, Shopify stores, affiliates, creators, and esports players all have the same problem: income from many platforms, tax obligations in many states, and forms that do not match. We handle the audits, the sales tax, and the returns, with the accounting done by Gordon Tax and the defense done by attorneys.
Ecommerce tax problems we handle
Illinois or another state is auditing your sales tax
Marketplace facilitator rules, economic nexus, and cash-heavy reconstructions. Auditors estimate; we challenge the method.
Your 1099-K or 1099-NEC does not match what you actually made
Gross payments are not profit. Refunds, fees, cost of goods, and personal reimbursements have to be reconciled before the IRS matches the form to your return.
The IRS is examining your business or you owe more than you can pay
Schedule C audits, payroll tax problems, and balances that grew while the business did.
You earn from sponsorships, prize pools, or affiliate links
Income in several states and several currencies, often paid on 1099s or not reported at all. Estimated taxes, multistate filings, and entity decisions.
You accept or pay in crypto
Every crypto payment is a taxable event for both sides, and Form 8300 rules for large digital asset receipts are coming.
You want the accounting and the returns handled by one team
Bookkeeping, entity structuring, and business returns through Gordon Tax, with attorneys down the hall if the IRS writes.
Why sales tax audits hit online sellers
Since Wayfair, states can require sellers with no physical presence to collect sales tax once they cross economic nexus thresholds, and marketplace facilitator laws shifted collection to platforms for some sales but not others. Auditors reconstruct sales from bank deposits, platform payouts, and purchase records, then apply markups, and the estimate is often far above actual sales. Illinois audits restaurants, liquor stores, and now online sellers heavily. Our attorneys handle the audit, the Fast Track Resolution process, and appeals, and the accounting team rebuilds the numbers the auditor did not have.
Results depend on the facts of each matter and are not a prediction of the outcome in your case.
Questions online sellers ask first
Possibly. Economic nexus thresholds (commonly 100,000 dollars in sales or 200 transactions, though it varies) can require you to register and collect. Marketplace sales are usually collected by the platform; direct sales from your own store are usually on you.
Report it and reconcile it. The form reports gross payments before refunds, fees, and cost of goods. If the IRS matches the gross figure against a lower number on your return, a CP2000 follows, so the reconciliation belongs on the return.
It depends on profit level, state, and how you pay yourself. Entity structuring is handled through Gordon Tax; the attorneys get involved when the structure has legal or multistate consequences.
Read the notice for the deadline, do not send records before you understand what is being asked, and call us. Sales tax audits are won or lost on the reconstruction method, and that argument has to be made early.
Schedule a confidential consultation
Tell us what is going on. A member of our client success team will follow up, explain how we work, and match you with the right attorney.
