Sales Tax Audit: 3 Tips on Being Prepared
The sales and use tax audit could possibly be one of the biggest challenge that your business will face. If you have been selected for an audit, you are now tasked with proving that you remitted the...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know About Exemption Certificates
Sales tax exemption certificates are often treated as the red-headed step child by companies small and large. Most companies pay attention to certificates only when they are in the middle of an audit....
View ArticleExemption Certificate Management 101 – 2. A certificate you have, but can’t...
This week we are talking about the importance of accessibility and organization of sales tax exemption certificates. In order to evaluate or improve any process, you must know what you are dealing...
View ArticleCompetition for Main Street Fairness Act
In an effort to solve the complexities of sales and use tax laws, Democratic leaders in Congress have striven to gain support for the Main Street Fairness Act. However, those industries and...
View ArticleSales Tax This Week: Online tax, Rebates and Holidays
The National Retail Federation goes to Washington to lobby for online sales tax legislation. Plus, will California cities give Amazon the sales tax revenue that it collects? And Louisiana, Texas and...
View Article5 Ways to Fail a Tax Audit
All businesses relish a good sales tax audit. But did you know you can take action to spend more time, money and resources than you have to during an audit? Sound too good to be true? It’s not! These...
View ArticleSales Tax This Week: Digital Goods, SSUTA and Audits
The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act passed the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. The CBPP says it will take away states’ revenue. Utah becomes a full member of the Streamlined Sales and Use...
View ArticleSales Tax, You’re Doing it Wrong
Let’s face it no one likes dealing with sales tax. Doing sales tax right is time-consuming, resource intensive and not core to your business. You’re probably doing it wrong and don’t even know it....
View ArticleAsk a Former Auditor Your Questions [Webinar]
Everything You Wanted to Know but Were too Afraid to Ask For nearly 30 years, Lloyd Geggatt worked as a state auditor, witnessing everything from creative accounting, to dumpster document storage, to...
View ArticleStates Look to Sales Tax to Raise Revenue
Do you operate a taxi in Kansas, a pet grooming business in Louisiana, a beauty parlor in North Carolina, a law practice in Nebraska, or an accounting firm in Oklahoma? If you do you should pay...
View ArticleThe Profile of a Tax Audit: Who’s next?
Do you follow the law because that is your nature, or do you follow the law because you are afraid of the consequences of not following the law? The answer is very simple for a state auditor: you...
View ArticleWill’s Whiteboard: What Accountants Don’t Know About Sales Tax
How much does your accountant know about sales tax? Maybe not as much as you think. A startling number of accounting professionals botched basic questions about sales tax, from online tax to nexus to...
View ArticleSales Tax Forum Q&A Part 1: Audits, SaaS, More
Knowing about a sales tax law is one thing; understanding how the law applies to your business is another thing entirely. During the most recent Avalara Thought Leadership webinar, we gave businesses...
View ArticleThe Art of Tax Collecting: Guns, Guilt and Surveillance
Millions of people cheat on their taxes. To help encourage compliance, tax collectors in Italy, England and the Philippines, are taking creative approaches. They now rely on guns, guilt and...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: New Quarter, New Tax Rates
A new quarter approaches and states are rolling out rate changes at a steady pace. Businesses that collect sales tax in affected areas will need to adjust their accounting procedures accordingly....
View Article5 Common Sales Tax Compliance Errors Found by Auditors
5 Common Sales Tax Compliance Errors Found by Auditors If South Dakota, Colorado, and Connecticut are any indication, states are starting to publicize common sales tax management errors. Though they...
View ArticleWill’s Whiteboard: What Accountants Don’t Know About Sales Tax
How much does your accountant know about sales tax? Maybe not as much as you think. A startling number of accounting professionals botched basic questions about sales tax, from online tax to nexus to...
View ArticleSales Tax Forum Q&A Part 1: Audits, SaaS, More
Knowing about a sales tax law is one thing; understanding how the law applies to your business is another thing entirely. During the most recent Avalara Thought Leadership webinar, we gave businesses...
View ArticleThe Art of Tax Collecting: Guns, Guilt and Surveillance
Millions of people cheat on their taxes. To help encourage compliance, tax collectors in Italy, England and the Philippines, are taking creative approaches. They now rely on guns, guilt and...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: New Quarter, New Tax Rates
A new quarter approaches and states are rolling out rate changes at a steady pace. Businesses that collect sales tax in affected areas will need to adjust their accounting procedures accordingly....
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