Sales tax complexity deters UK expansion into US

Many UK businesses have decided not to expand into the US because of sales tax complexity according to research from Avalara Inc.

A survey of UK-based businesses found that 60% of UK business leaders have chosen not to expand into a new market or sell a new product in the US due to the complexity of dealing with additional compliance.

On 16 December it will be 250 years since the Boston Tea Party took place when the transatlantic relationship between Britain and the US came to a head over the taxation of tea. However despite the passage of time sales tax complexity continues to put a strain on UK businesses expanding operations to the US. Some 65% of UK tea merchants said that in a post-Brexit environment US sales tax is harder to navigate than selling into Europe. This is despite nine in ten...