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2 resources from Stripe we point founders to, and the questions each answers.

📄 Article
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The clearest global explainer of economic nexus, the international equivalent of India's e-commerce mandate: the idea that selling through a platform or crossing a revenue line can force registration even without a local office.

Introduction to US Sales Tax and Economic Nexus

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  • Economic nexus in most US states kicks in once a seller crosses a threshold, commonly $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions, with some states like California and Texas set higher at $500,000.
  • Physical presence, a warehouse, a remote employee, even a trade show booth, can also trigger nexus regardless of revenue.
  • Useful mental model for founders eyeing US sales alongside their India business.
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Answers Do I need a GST number before I make my very first sale, or can that wait?
📋 Template
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If your D2C brand plans to sell outside India too, this is the cleanest mental model for treating tax registration as a repeatable checklist rather than a one-off GST task.

Getting Started: Sales Tax Compliance Checklist

From Stripe

  • Frames tax compliance as a five-step process: assess exposure, register, remediate gaps, automate, build governance.
  • A useful mental model for founders selling cross-border alongside India, where GST is only one of several tax regimes to track.
  • Explains how automated tax collection can be wired directly into the invoicing flow.
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Answers I finally got my GSTIN, what do I need to set up before my first invoice goes out?
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