Question 1

What are Indiana’s sales tax nexus thresholds, and what changed recently?

Accepted Answer

Indiana uses a $100,000 gross retail revenue threshold OR 200 separate retail transactions in Indiana in the previous calendar year —­ you meet EITHER prong and you have economic nexus. Indiana also formally designated marketplace facilitators (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc.) as the sellers of record for Indiana sales tax on third-party marketplace sales effective July 1, 2019, so most Shopify merchants on those platforms stop owing the tax themselves on those orders. We track the DOR notices and pull the rules into the audit so you do not have to.

Question 2

Which IDEM filings apply to my business and how often are they due?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you emit. Manufacturing and many service businesses trigger air permits (Title 326 Article 2), NPDES wastewater permits if you discharge (Article 5), and solid / hazardous-waste manifests (Articles 10 and 11) if you generate any. Renewals are typically annual with monthly or quarterly monitoring reports layered on top. ComplianceFlow AI maps your operations to the specific IDEM permit series and drops renewal dates into your filing calendar so nothing lapses silently.

Question 3

When is the Indiana annual report / business entity renewal due?

Accepted Answer

Every Indiana business entity — LLC, corporation, LP, and non-profit — renews every two years through the Indiana Secretary of State INBiz portal. The due date is the entity’s anniversary month — you have the entire month to file. Missing it costs $50 and going more than 60 days past triggers administrative dissolution. We pull your entity formation date during onboarding and warn you 60 / 30 / 7 days before each cycle.

Question 4

How does Indiana classify independent contractors vs. employees?

Accepted Answer

Indiana uses a three-prong ABC-style test that is enforced alongside federal IRS standards. Missing any one prong misclassifies the worker: (A) the worker is free from control, (B) the service is outside the usual course of business, and (C) the worker is engaged in an independently established trade. Indiana Department of Revenue audits contractors aggressively through IC-26 questionnaires, and misclassification creates unpaid withholding, penalties, and interest. Our audit flags any role description that looks like an employee, mapped to your industry.

Question 5

Does the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (ICDPA) apply to my business?

Accepted Answer

ICDPA took effect June 30, 2026 and applies to businesses that either (a) control or process the personal data of at least 100,000 Indiana consumers, OR (b) control or process the personal data of at least 25,000 Indiana consumers AND derive over 20% of gross revenue from selling personal data. Small B2B shops rarely qualify, but any Indiana-facing e-commerce store with a marketing list can cross the threshold on the strength of email signups alone. We tell you whether you are in scope and, if so, what the controller / processor duties are for you.

Question 6

What is the difference between Starter, Growth, and Scale?

Accepted Answer

Starter is continuous monitoring + weekly alerts for solo operators. Growth adds auto-drafted Indiana sales tax filings, monthly compliance score, quarterly audit-ready reports, and up to three store or accounting integrations — most Indiana SMBs land here. Scale adds IDEM, ICDPA, and BOI filings on top, real-time alerts, unlimited audit-ready reports, and a dedicated reviewer with a 4-hour email SLA. See the full comparison on the Pricing page.

Question 7

Which tiers include the QuickBooks Online / Xero integrations?

Accepted Answer

Starter includes one accounting integration of your choice (QuickBooks Online or Xero). Growth unlocks up to three, and Scale is unlimited across both QBO and Xero. The integration reads chart of accounts, posted invoices, and sales-tax liability accounts on a nightly refresh — we pull what we need to draft your Indiana ST-103 filings without you exporting CSVs. We do not write back to your books; the filings live as drafts in your dashboard.

Question 8

What does the free compliance audit deliver, and who reads it?

Accepted Answer

You get a written review — usually 4–8 pages — built around your industry, employee count, and stated pain points. The top of the report lists three concrete next steps; the middle walks through every Indiana obligation that applies to you with current thresholds; the back is a 12-month calendar of filings with due dates and owner. It is written for an owner-operator or controller, not a lawyer — plain English, Indiana-specific, no boilerplate.

Question 9

How does audit prep work if I ever face a real DOR or IDEM audit?

Accepted Answer

Your assigned reviewer pulls the support we have already organized: filings, payment confirmations, nexus worksheets, exemption certificates, and any IDEM monitoring logs. You get a prep checklist one week ahead of your audit date and we sit on the call with you if you want. For most clients the work is two hours of review and a folder-share — not a five-day scramble.

Question 10

What are the deliverables and turnaround once I subscribe?

Accepted Answer

Starter and Growth are live within the same business week — we connect your first integration, load your entity profile, and walk you through the dashboard on a 30-minute onboarding call. Scale adds a 60-minute compliance kickoff with a dedicated reviewer who drafts your first quarter of filings before it goes live. Every plan includes your existing filing calendar within 48 hours of onboarding.

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