Local and State Regulations

Local and State Regulations

Painted Tree will collect and pay consumer sales tax from shoppers for all sales at Painted Tree. Shop Owners are responsible for all other taxes, licenses, and permits related to their business, including Cottage Laws for consumables and personal property taxes.  

For those who do have an entity and are required to file monthly sales tax reports, report $0 in sales for the portion of goods sold at Painted Tree. Shop Owners requesting verification that Painted Tree pays the sales tax should submit a customer service case. 

Painted Tree may be legally obligated to share Shop Owner information with local or state government authorities upon request. Additionally, if Painted Tree receives any charges or invoices related to a Shop Owner’s business, those costs will be forwarded directly to the Shop Owner.  Painted Tree may use Operational Data for any lawful business purpose, including but not limited to: (i) analyzing sales performance, (ii) developing marketing strategies, (iii) benchmarking across locations, (iv) reporting to governmental authorities, and (v) creating and commercializing aggregated or anonymized datasets. Painted Tree shall have no obligation to provide Shop Owners with any data other than their own individual sales reports. Painted Tree’s ownership and rights in Operational Data shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement, and Painted Tree may continue to use and retain such data indefinitely.