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Sales tax collection
Last updated on Nov 12, 2024
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Overview

Based on several state tax laws, Walmart Marketplace is responsible for calculating, collecting, remitting and refunding sales tax on orders that are shipped and delivered to the states listed in this guide.  

How does it work?

Walmart certifies that it is registered to collect sales tax and will remit sales and use tax on the sales of taxable items made through the Walmart Marketplace in the states listed below:    

State abbreviation

State

Effective date

AK (localities)

Alaska

7/1/2020

AL

Alabama

4/1/2019

AR

Arkansas

7/1/2019

AZ

Arizona

10/1/2019

CA

California

10/1/2019

CO

Colorado

10/1/2019

CT

Connecticut

12/1/2018

DC

District of Columbia

4/1/2019

FL

Florida

7/1/2021

GA

Georgia

4/1/2020

HI

Hawaii

1/1/2020

IA

Iowa

1/2/2019

ID

Idaho

6/1/2019

IL

Illinois

1/1/2020

IN

Indiana

7/1/2019

KS

Kansas

7/1/2021

KY

Kentucky

7/1/2019

LA

Louisiana

7/1/2020

MA

Massachusetts

10/1/2019

MD

Maryland

10/1/2019

ME

Maine

10/1/2019

MI

Michigan

1/1/2020

MN

Minnesota

10/1/2018

MO

Missouri

1/1/2023

MS

Mississippi

8/1/2020

NC

North Carolina

2/1/2020

ND

North Dakota

7/1/2019

NE

Nebraska

5/1/2019

NJ

New Jersey

3/1/2019

NM

New Mexico

7/1/2019

NV

Nevada

10/1/2019

NY

New York

6/1/2019

OH

Ohio

9/1/2019

OK

Oklahoma

1/2/2019

PA

Pennsylvania

2/1/2019

PR

Puerto Rico

10/1/2020

RI

Rhode Island

7/1/2019

SC

South Carolina

5/1/2019

SD

South Dakota

3/1/2019

TN

Tennessee

10/1/2020

TX

Texas

10/1/2019

UT

Utah

10/1/2019

VA

Virginia

7/1/2019

VT

Vermont

7/1/2019

WA

Washington

10/1/2018

WI

Wisconsin

1/1/2020

WV

West Virginia

7/1/2019

WY

Wyoming

7/1/2019

Additional Guidelines

You’ll continue to receive taxes collected on orders delivered to all other states not listed above, even if other marketplaces in those states are remitting taxes on your behalf. You’re responsible for remitting the taxes to the tax authorities in those states until otherwise notified by Walmart. 

For more information on product fees/taxes collection and remittance, see product fees & tax collection. For detailed information on what was collected and sent to you, see payment processing.

Notes

This guide is solely related to sales and use tax collection and remittance. Walmart and the Walmart Marketplace Program do not provide tax, legal, or accounting services. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. If you should have any questions about this information, you should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors.

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