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Sales Tax Trouble in One State — or Twenty?

Sell in more than one state and you can owe sales tax in every one of them — each with its own auditor, its own rules, its own collection machine. This is state tax. It has nothing to do with the IRS. Alex Volkov, CPA, resolves state sales tax audits, back taxes, and personal-liability cases in all 50 states.

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A licensed CPA, not a call center. Alex Volkov is a New York–licensed CPA with over two decades in accounting and tax, and he personally works every case. New York is home turf — and he resolves state sales tax cases in all 50 states.

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How Alex handles state sales tax cases

  1. Exposure review — one state or twenty. Figure out where you actually owe, what's really due, and whether personal liability applies to you.
  2. Representation. Alex deals with the state auditor or collector directly — you don't.
  3. Resolution. Payment plans, penalty abatement, or negotiated settlement — structured state by state.

Common questions

I sell in multiple states. Do I really owe sales tax in all of them?

Possibly. Most states tax sellers with enough sales or transactions there — even with no office or warehouse in the state. The first job is sorting out where you actually have exposure, before a state does it for you.

Can a state hold me personally liable for my business's sales tax?

Often, yes — many states hold owners and officers personally liable regardless of entity structure. Whether it applies to you is the first thing to determine.

What's the difference between a sales tax audit and an assessment?

An audit is the state reviewing your records; an assessment is the bill that follows. Both have deadlines and appeal rights — missing them narrows your options fast, so don't sit on the notice.

This has nothing to do with the IRS, right?

Right. Sales tax is state tax — your state's department of revenue, not the IRS. Different agency, different rules, different playbook. That's why it needs someone who works state cases, not just federal ones.

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