How Third-Party Sellers Slip Through the Sales Tax Net

Online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay are supposed to collect sales tax on behalf of third-party sellers, but billions of dollars in tax revenue slip through the cracks every year. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a 2026 Government Accountability Office report revealing that nearly 40 percent of large marketplace sellers are not registered to collect sales tax in states where they have economic nexus. They break down how marketplace facilitator laws work, why enforcement is so difficult across 45 state regimes, and what the proposed Streamlined Sales Tax Project 2.0 aims to fix. If you've ever wondered why your online order doesn't always include tax, or how states are losing an estimated $12 billion annually, this episode explains the structural flaw in modern sales tax collection. #SalesTax #MarketplaceFacilitator #Amazon #eBay #EcommerceTax #Nexus #Wayfair #GAO #StreamlinedSalesTax #ThirdPartySellers #TaxCompliance #StateTax #RemoteSales #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #TaxPolicy #FexingoTax Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo