advisory services to ensure compliance with the laws, rules and regulations in the field of sales and use tax collection and administration; administration of membership program for participating states that follow and implement certain compliance and technology requirements with respect to sales and use taxes

educational services, namely, providing information and training businesses and member states on sales and use tax systems and requirements

development of standards for state and local governments and the private sector to simplify and modernize sales and use tax collection and administration; development of rules for membership in the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board; auditing others for compliance with requirements for professional services and related technological capabilities in the field of sales and use tax; Application service provider, namely, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, and web sites featuring on-line non-downloadable software that enables users to register for the streamlined sales tax registration system in one or all of the participating states in a single online application