Taxes on Swappa

Swappa is required by law to collect sales tax on behalf of third-party sellers in most states.

Marketplace Facilitator Taxes

Swappa is required by law to calculate, collect, and remit sales tax on behalf of sellers for transactions destined to states where Marketplace Facilitator or similar legislation is enacted. Swappa does not charge any additional fees for calculating, collecting, and remitting sales tax.

When a buyer purchases an item on Swappa and the shipping address is located in one of the states shown on this page, Swappa will calculate and add applicable sales tax to the transaction during the checkout process. The buyer pays the cost of the item and the calculated sales tax.

Once collected, Swappa will remit the sales tax to the appropriate US State; no further action is required by the buyer or seller.

State Sales Tax Rates for Swappa Sales
# State Avg Rate Min Rate
1 Alaska AK 0.01540 0.00000
2 Alabama AL 0.08360 0.04000
3 Arkansas AR 0.08570 0.06500
4 Arizona AZ 0.07870 0.05600
5 California CA 0.08260 0.06250
6 Colorado CO 0.06470 0.02900
7 Connecticut CT 0.06350 0.06350
8 District of Columbia DC 0.05750 0.05750
9 Florida FL 0.06820 0.06000
10 Georgia GA 0.07330 0.04000
11 Hawaii HI 0.04240 0.04000
12 Iowa IA 0.06890 0.06000
13 Idaho ID 0.06040 0.06000
14 Illinois IL 0.07500 0.06250
15 Indiana IN 0.07000 0.07000
16 Kansas KS 0.08050 0.06500
17 Kentucky KY 0.06000 0.06000
18 Louisiana LA 0.09580 0.05000
19 Massachusetts MA 0.06250 0.06250
20 Maryland MD 0.06000 0.06000
21 Maine ME 0.05500 0.05500
22 Michigan MI 0.06000 0.06000
23 Minnesota MN 0.07180 0.06880
24 Missouri MO 0.07280 0.04230
25 Mississippi MS 0.07020 0.07000
26 North Carolina NC 0.06900 0.04750
27 North Dakota ND 0.05510 0.05000
28 Nebraska NE 0.05860 0.05500
29 New Jersey NJ 0.06630 0.07000
30 New Mexico NM 0.07030 0.05130
31 Nevada NV 0.07780 0.04600
32 New York NY 0.08190 0.04000
33 Ohio OH 0.07100 0.05750
34 Oklahoma OK 0.07860 0.04500
35 Pennsylvania PA 0.06100 0.06000
36 Rhode Island RI 0.07000 0.07000
37 South Carolina SC 0.07360 0.06000
38 South Dakota SD 0.05600 0.04500
39 Tennessee TN 0.09500 0.07000
40 Texas TX 0.07440 0.06250
41 Utah UT 0.06610 0.04700
42 Virginia VA 0.05460 0.04300
43 Vermont VT 0.06040 0.06000
44 Washington WA 0.08760 0.06500
45 Wisconsin WI 0.05460 0.05000
46 West Virginia WV 0.06100 0.06000
47 Wyoming WY 0.05290 0.04000
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Frequently Asked Questions

Due to current US marketplace facilitator tax laws, Swappa is required to calculate, collect, and remit sales tax on behalf of sellers in specific states.

  • Marketplace facilitator taxes are usually calculated according to the buyer’s shipping address.
  • Sales tax is calculated based on the total purchase amount.

If you are a buyer with a valid tax exemption certificate, please contact our help desk before making a purchase.

If you are a seller living in a state without marketplace facilitator tax legislation and need to charge sales tax for same-state buyers, please contact our help desk.

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A Marketplace Facilitator is defined as a marketplace that contracts with third party sellers to promote the sale of physical property, digital goods, and services through a marketplace. As a result, Swappa is deemed to be a marketplace facilitator for third-party sales facilitated through swappa.com.

Swappa is required by law to calculate, collect, and remit sales tax on behalf of sellers for transactions destined to states where Marketplace Facilitator and/or Marketplace collection legislation is enacted.

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The "partner fee” you see on the PayPal transaction is a combination of the Swappa seller fee, buyer fee, and sales tax (if applicable).

  • Seller fee: 3% of the seller's Ask Price. The seller fee is paid by the seller.
  • Buyer fee: 3% of the seller's Ask Price. The buyer fee is paid by the buyer.
  • Sales tax: The sales tax amount is based on individual state requirements. The sales tax is paid by the buyer and remitted to the appropriate state by Swappa.

As a seller, the amount you receive is based on the Ask Price you set …

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Due to current US tax laws, Swappa is required to collect and remit marketplace facilitator taxes in the following US states and territories:

US States
Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California
Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia
Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland
Maine Michigan Minnesota Mississippi North Carolina
North Dakota Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico Nevada
New York Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island
South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia
Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

If you are a buyer and have a valid tax exemption certificate, please reach out to our support team …

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