Facilitator documents
Marketplace facilitator reports and documents, filed by source and period.
Creator finance · Sales-tax documents
A folder for your sales-tax documents
Selling digital products means sales-tax paperwork piles up from many directions — marketplace facilitator reports, registration certificates, and periodic statements. Keeping them in one fiscal-year folder beside your sales records means nothing is scrambled for at filing time. Cash Workspace gives you one place to file these documents and keep them grouped by year — filing only, not tax guidance or preparation.
The problem
Why sales-tax documents get scattered
Sales-tax paperwork arrives from marketplaces, registration bodies, and your own sales exports at different times, so it rarely ends up in one place.
- Marketplace facilitator documents are buried in seller dashboards.
- Registration certificates and confirmations sit in old emails.
- Periodic sales-tax statements arrive separately and get filed nowhere.
- Sales records that the documents relate to live in another folder.
- When the accountant asks, you're hunting across several places.
The workflow
File sales-tax documents by year
Create one fiscal-year folder for sales-tax paperwork and add each document as it arrives, beside the matching sales records.
- 1
Create the year folder
Open a sales-tax folder for the fiscal year so everything related groups together.
- 2
Add facilitator documents
Download marketplace facilitator documents and file them in the folder as they're issued.
- 3
File registration paperwork
Add registration certificates and confirmations so they're easy to locate.
- 4
Store periodic statements
File each periodic sales-tax statement as it arrives, with the period noted.
- 5
Keep sales records nearby
Keep the sales records the documents relate to grouped so the picture is complete at handoff.
Record structure
What to note for each document
A short, consistent set of notes keeps every document findable and tied to its period.
- Document type
- Facilitator document, registration certificate, or periodic statement.
- Source
- Which marketplace or body issued it.
- Period covered
- The date range or filing period the document relates to.
- Jurisdiction
- The state, region, or country the document concerns, noted for grouping.
- Date received
- When you got it, so the folder stays chronological.
- Document file
- The PDF or export attached to its record in the folder.
- Related sales records
- A note pointing to the sales records the document covers.
Example setup
An example folder setup
One way to organize sales-tax documents for a fiscal year.
Registrations
Registration certificates and confirmations, by jurisdiction.
Periodic statements
Sales-tax statements for each period, with dates noted.
Sales records
The sales records the documents relate to, kept grouped for context.
Common mistakes
Mistakes to avoid
- Leaving facilitator documents in seller dashboards instead of filing them.
- Storing registration paperwork in email where it's hard to find later.
- Filing statements without noting the period they cover.
- Keeping sales-tax documents far from the related sales records.
- Starting a new year without opening a fresh folder, so years blur.
How it helps
How Cash Workspace helps
Fiscal-year document folders
Keep all sales-tax documents for a year in one folder so nothing is scattered when you need it.
Documents attached to records
File facilitator documents, certificates, and statements with their notes so each is easy to identify.
Accountant-ready exports
Keep documents and the related sales records grouped so they're ready to export and hand to your accountant.
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Digital product sales records
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Send documents to accountant
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FAQ
Sales-tax document folder FAQ
- Does Cash Workspace file or calculate my sales tax?
- No. Cash Workspace does not calculate, prepare, or file any tax — it is a place to keep your sales-tax documents organized. Whether and how you file depends on your situation, so confirm it with a qualified accountant or tax professional.
- Where do facilitator documents come from?
- You download them yourself from each marketplace's seller area and file them in the folder. Cash Workspace does not connect to marketplaces or read the documents; you attach them and note the period.
- How should I organize documents across jurisdictions?
- Note the jurisdiction on each document and keep them grouped within the fiscal-year folder, so documents for each state, region, or country are easy to locate at handoff.
Organizing help — not tax, accounting, or legal guidance
Cash Workspace is a free workspace for organizing invoices, expenses, receipts, clients, and documents. This page is organizing guidance only — not tax, accounting, legal, or bookkeeping guidance. Cash Workspace does not connect to your bank, does not scan or read your receipts for you, and does not move or collect payments. Whether an expense is deductible depends on your situation, so confirm it with a qualified accountant or tax professional.
Keep sales-tax paperwork in one folder
Start a free workspace and file every facilitator document, registration certificate, and statement by fiscal year so the paperwork is ready when your accountant needs it.