A sales tax can be either origin or destination based. In the origin-based model, the tax is the tax rate and rules in the seller’s location, and in the destination-based model, the tax rate and rules are those in the buyer’s location. This report compares the two models.
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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)