I picked Oregon because there is no sales tax. Did I oversimplify the whole state issue?
I am in the Philippines and formed an Oregon LLC for a design-and-print business that sells mainly to other businesses. I liked the idea of no state sales tax and assumed that made Oregon cleaner than most states. Revenue is about $64,000 and I have one Oregon-based admin assistant.
Now my accountant says Oregon still deserves a full state review. I want to know whether that is just accountant caution or whether no sales tax really does only solve one slice of the problem.
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