Taxes for sellers

9 articles

• Does Esano collect sales tax on orders?

  Esano calculates sales tax at checkout, adds it on top of the item price, and handles filing and paying it. Sellers don't collect or remit it.

• How sales tax affects your earnings

  Sales tax is separate from your earnings. You keep 80% of the item price, and tax is not part of your share or Esano's fee.

• Tax costs and fees for sellers

  What tax-related costs come out of your Esano earnings, what Esano pays itself, and how fees and taxes relate. Includes the 1099-K filing cost.

• Add your tax information in Stripe

  Esano pays you through Stripe. Finish Stripe's secure setup, including your legal name, tax ID and bank details, before your listings can go live.

• Form 1099-K and your Esano sales

  Esano collects your tax ID through Stripe for 1099-K reporting. Here is what Esano can and can't tell you about the form, and where to look.

• Why the Tax column says Under review

  Under review in your Payouts statement means Esano hasn't finished recording the tax on that sale. Here is what it affects and what to do.

• What happens to sales tax when you refund

  A refund on Esano returns the buyer's share of the sales tax too. Here is how it's worked out and what it does, and doesn't, change for your payout.

• Can I sell on Esano from outside the US?

  Selling on Esano is currently open only to sellers based in the United States with a US Stripe account and bank account. What that means for tax setup.

• Do I owe income tax on my Esano earnings?

  Esano can't give tax advice, but here is how your earnings are recorded, what records you can download, and why you are responsible for your own taxes.