I used to ship direct from Asia but now I am considering FBA. Is that basically a tax line in the sand?
I am based in Taiwan and run an ecommerce brand through a Delaware LLC. So far we have shipped everything directly from Asia, but Amazon FBA could improve conversion and delivery times. Annual revenue is about $145,000. I keep hearing that FBA is not just an operational decision and can change taxes materially.
Can you explain whether that is really true, or whether people are exaggerating the difference between direct shipping and FBA?
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