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Online retail businesses face significant federal and state income tax burdens, and without proactive planning, they can end up overpaying in taxes and reducing profitability. Many online retailers miss out on available tax mitigation strategies, deductions, and credits that could lower their taxable income. Northern 45 specializes in strategic tax planning to help businesses reduce liabilities, optimize tax structures, and ensure compliance while maximizing financial efficiency.
Online retailers face a growing range of tax challenges that can quietly erode profitability. Many businesses overpay in federal and state income taxes because they fail to optimize their entity structure, claim available deductions and credits, or implement proactive tax planning strategies. Multi state income tax filing requirements, economic nexus rules, and international expansion add additional layers of complexity. Without a coordinated approach to income tax, sales tax, and overall tax efficiency, online retailers often leave money on the table while increasing their exposure to audits and penalties.
Over paying in Federal & State Income Taxes
Many businesses fail to take advantage of deductions, credits, and entity structuring that could significantly reduce tax liabilities
Choosing the Right Business Structure for Tax Optimization
Online retailers often don’t realize howtheir corporate structure (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, etc.) impacts their taxobligations
State Nexus & Multi-State Income Tax Complexity
Many states now require online retailersto file income tax returns based on economic presence, in additionto sales tax compliance
Missed Deductions & Tax Credits
Many businesses fail to claim available tax credits and deductions, suchas Qualified Business Income (QBI) deductions, R&D tax credits, oronline retail related tax breaks
Northern 45 helps online retailers take a proactive, strategic approach to income tax planning rather than reacting at year end. We evaluate entity structure, identify overlooked deductions and credits, and assess multi state and international exposure to reduce unnecessary tax burdens. Our focus is on aligning tax strategy with overall profitability, ensuring that growth, expansion, and compliance decisions are structured to minimize liability and protect long term financial performance.
Income Tax Optimization & Entity Structuring
We evaluate your federal and state tax position and recommend structural and planning strategies that legally reduce taxable income and improve after tax profitability
Deductions, Credits & Multi State Exposure Review
We identify overlooked deductions and credits while assessing multi state filing obligations to minimize unnecessary tax exposure
Maximizing Tax Deductions & Credits
We help businesses leverage Qualified Business Income (QBI) deductions,R&D tax credits, and industry-specific tax incentives
We reduce tax without red flags.
We don’t replace—we support.
We look at both business and personal.
Planning doesn’t start in Q4.
