What is click through nexus?
by April 5, 2024
Please note: This blog was originally published in 2021. It’s since been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Click through nexus is best described using an example. If a consumer clicks on a link to a product from a blogger’s website, a social media post, or another type of referral link, it can create click through nexus.
Let’s walk through an example: an influencer from Georgia writes an article with a link about a water pitcher sold by a home goods store in in California. A reader clicks the link and purchases the water pitcher. The state of Georgia can then say that the retailer used the article written in Georgia to generate revenue. This creates a connection to our state and establishes click through nexus.
But not every state has required businesses to pay taxes on click-through nexus. As with sales tax, there’s no federal rule regarding click-through nexus. Judicial rulings in various states mean that some states are allowed to declare that sellers are on the hook for sales tax if the have click-through nexus, while others are not.
We thought it would be helpful for you and other small business owners to have a list of states that currently tax sellers with click-thru nexus. Hopefully this list helps you run your business more smoothly moving forward.
States with click through nexus provisions
Below are the states that have started their own program. Along with the state, you’ll find information on what the threshold is for the affiliate program/marketing program. Until you hit this, you shouldn’t have to worry about complying with the sales tax on click-through in the state unless you otherwise have nexus in the state. For example, if the threshold is $10,000, you must hit $10,000 worth of sales in that state for the nexus to affect you.
Of course, these laws change constantly, so please consult your accountant should you have any questions.
Also included is whether the provision is rebuttable (if you can prove you don’t need to pay, you’re good) or irrebuttable (it’s impossible to turn over the state’s law no matter how strong the evidence is) presumption.
Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding 12 months.
Arkansas has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 and more than $1 million in annual in-state sales.
California has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $2,000 during the preceding four quarterly periods.
Connecticut has an irrebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $50,000 in the preceding 12 months.
Georgia has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the preceding 12 months.
Idaho has rebuttable presumption.
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(Kansas will no longer have click-through nexus after June 30, 2021)
Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding 12 months.
Kansas has a rebuttable presumption.
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(Goes into affect April 1, 2016)
Threshold: More than $50,000 during the preceding twelve months.
Louisiana has rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding year.
Maine has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 during the immediately preceding 12 months.
Michigan has rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the 12-month period ending on the last day of the most recent calendar quarter before the calendar quarter.
Minnesota has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the preceding 12 months.
Missouri has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the preceding quarterly four periods.
Nevada has rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the prior four quarterly periods.
New Jersey has rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000.
New York has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding four quarterly periods.
North Carolina has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding calendar year.
Ohio has rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: There is no threshold specified, so assume you owe sales tax if you have click-thru nexus.
Pennsylvania has no presumption on the books.
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Threshold: More than $5,000 during the four preceding quarterly periods.
Rhode Island has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 during the preceding 12 months.
Tennessee has a rebuttable presumption.
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(Begins December 1, 2015)
Threshold: More than $10,000 in the preceding tax year.
Vermont has a rebuttable presumption.
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Threshold: More than $10,000 in the preceding tax year.
Washington has rebuttable presumption.
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As you can see, the laws are different for every state and require you to keep up with your records. On top of that, some states don’t even give you the opportunity to try and prove you don’t have nexus in that state and therefore don’t owe sales tax.
