The paper considers current taxation problems in cross-border electronic commerce in goods, theshare of which in total trade continues to grow. Considering the field of economics as a part ofuniversity education, which can play a prominent role in solving the current problems, we suggestspossible ways of regulating the cross-border e-commerce taxation by involving digital platforms inthe taxation process and making them fully or partially liable for tax obligations. In addition, theestablishment of university educational courses in the field of economics has been proposed as away to improve the economic situation.