CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:00pm ET Sponsor: Avalara Duration: 1 Hour Register Now This webinar is designed for accountants using QuickBooks, Xero, or similar accounting software. He also co-founded Acuity Invests, which invests in accounting tech, SaaS, fintech, and crypto companies.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 31, 2024

tax professionals responsible for managing sales tax obligations for independent retailers reveals that 97% of respondents say they have automated or plan to automate their sales tax compliance process. Other key challenges include managing sales tax exemptions (17%), calculating correct tax rates (15%), and filing taxes on time (12%).

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TaxConnex

JULY 18, 2024

This can lead to auditors assuming transactions are taxable, or making historical projections or arbitrary assessments of taxable sales. Sales Tax Accruals Ensure that sales tax is stated in your general ledger as a separate GL account number. This separation helps in clearly identifying and tracking sales tax amounts.

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TaxConnex

MAY 24, 2022

Taxable sales of products direct to end users has been a staple of business for ages. One relatively new development is the complex overlay of sales tax on these transactions. Add internet sales to the mix and you’ve got sales tax obligations sprouting up these days more than ever. Assessing your footprint.

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TaxConnex

JULY 9, 2024

Sales tax compliance has many moving parts, not just in the filing but in everything that goes into making sure you stay on the legal side of the jurisdictions where you have sales tax nexus. Billing systems You charge the customers sales tax for online purchases, they pay and you remit the money to the tax jurisdictions.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If your business has an obligation to collect and remit sales tax, then you know how complex the process can be. Automating part or all of the sales tax process is sometimes necessary to maintain compliance. However, in my experience, sales tax automation can be counterproductive in certain situations. What is the correct rate?

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

(We generally recommend that companies start watching their nexus requirements when they hit the $100,000 in sales in a state. Companies also must always consider how physical presence , such as offices or even just sales reps, can create nexus.) They also take the burden of sales tax obligation off the seller. Taxability.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But not for sales tax liability, where most states still maintain strong responsible party laws. And they can come as a real shock: CEOs, CFOs, directors and other execs can be held personally responsible for sales tax shortfalls. That’s true for many of the fiscal messes that can befall a company. How do they know who’s responsible?

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There’s always something changing or new going on in the world of tax, especially sales tax. In Alabama , tax licenses – including for sales tax, sellers use tax and the simplified sellers use tax – must be renewed annually as of Nov. Sales tax accounted for the largest decline, falling $918 million, or 23 percent.

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TaxConnex

MAY 28, 2024

Managing your sales and use tax process can be difficult for businesses of all sizes and industries. Unlike most countries, there isn't a nationwide sales tax. This blog will examine 5 common situations businesses face that could expose you to sales tax risk so you can be sure to remain compliant. Change of Staff.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

does not free you from the complexities of sales tax. In many countries, you will run into some kind of sales tax – familiar if you’re used to selling in the U.S., The provinces that levy a PST in addition to the GST are British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec (the Quebec sales tax is the “QST”) and Saskatchewan. but different, too.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 11, 2021

Sales tax obligations regarding software and other technology-related solutions can often come down to location and definition. Four states recently took a closer look at how sales tax applies to technology-related solutions, one of the more confusing industries for complying with sales and use tax requirements.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Getting the right sales tax on your invoice is a pivotal step in managing your sales and use tax obligation. Sales and use tax is a tax imposed on the use or consumption of a product or service and meant to be paid by the end consumer. Do you have a sales tax obligation? Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 7, 2022

They’re platforms where third-party sellers of any size and geographic area can facilitate retail sales, including the collection/processing of payments, in exchange for compensation. Marketplace facilitators are required to charge sales tax where they have nexus (the connection between a tax authority and a company). The dam breaks.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 18, 2022

A lot of times regarding sales tax, the answer to any question is, “It depends.” Covid created unique conditions for companies that must collect and remit sales tax, including many temporary breaks regarding worker locations. Pennsylvania , for one, now makes it crystal clear that telework once again creates sales tax nexus.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 19, 2021

You may think your business is in full compliance with your sales tax obligations nationwide – and you may well be – but America’s 10,000-plus sales tax jurisdictions love to send notices. These days, notices may arrive in snail mail, show up in your email inbox, or simply be posted to your account on the jurisdiction’s website.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You might think that collecting the tax and filing a tax form is all you need to be sales tax compliant. Ideally, all your sales tax calculations are managed in one system to produce a single report each month with details of all your sales and use tax liabilities. Once a sales tax return is prepared, it must get filed and paid.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Most businesses don’t set out to be non-compliant with sales tax, or anything for that matter. In fact, you probably have the best of intentions of meeting your sales tax obligations in the future. But what about sales tax liability from prior months? When do your sales tax obligations and liability start?

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Under the SSUT formula, 50 percent of all revenues from online sales from companies participating in the program go to the state. city council was also recently set to vote on giving a quarter of online sales tax revenue to the city’s schools in 2021. Sales taxes were up 8.2 The Decatur, Ala., The Decatur, Ala.,

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 24, 2021

In the world of sales tax, they’re major marketplace facilitators. A marketplace facilitator is a platform where third-party sellers of any size and geographic area can facilitate retail sales, including the collection/processing of payments, in exchange for compensation. Amazon, eBay and Etsy are more than household names.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes. There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Exempting groceries from sales tax as American families struggle with inflation and other economic woes is politically tempting. million in taxes a year on the sale of groceries. Food for thought.

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TaxConnex

MAY 10, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Florida sales tax exemptions on hurricane-preparedness items may soon encompass purchases of pet food, thanks to the lobbying of a local Girl Scout troop. has become the second state this year to expand its sales tax exemption involving gold and silver.

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TaxConnex

MAY 12, 2022

Once you’ve determined your requirement to collect and remit sales tax, you’ve set-up a process to charge sales tax, and you have registered with each required state, you need to consider how you will manage the return filing process. Contact us to learn more about how we can take sales tax completely off your plate.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Blog authored by Scott Schwertner, National Director of Sales and Use Tax for Invoke Tax Partners. With extensive experience in both the industry and sales tax consulting side, Invoke Tax Partners National Director of Sales and Use Tax, Scott Schwertner, knows how difficult it can be for businesses to get sales tax right on every transaction.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A job as intimidating as setting up a system to handle your sales tax obligations can be a lot easier if you have an idea how long it will take. As with most aspects of sales tax, there are no fixed answers, but we can give you an idea. Part of your decision in this case rests with how long you’ve had sales tax exposure.

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TaxConnex

JULY 26, 2022

Partnerships, just like your sales tax obligations, evolve over time. Sales tax is not a set it and forget it task, so if you’ve handed things off and aren’t sure how things are going, it may be time for a check-up with your provider. No Accountability. Who is accountable to you for resolving issues?? Notice Activity.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s the end of the year and as we all start to think about our New Year’s resolutions, it’s also a good time to start thinking about correcting any sales tax missteps your business may be facing. If you believe you have sales tax exposure, contact us to learn how we can help. The states’ response to the VDA application will vary.

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TaxConnex

JULY 12, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The fee will apply when at least one item is subject to sales or use tax and the delivery is mailed, shipped or delivered by motor vehicle. Wholesale sales or sales of exempt goods are not subject to the fee. its Sales Tax Bulletin No.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 13, 2021

Sales tax is more complicated than ever, especially in a post-Wayfair world. And what’s worse is that everyone who says they’re simplifying sales tax is still leaving the hardest parts – and the liability – up to you. Don’t let sales tax compliance overwhelm you.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 23, 2021

If you and your company haven’t been hit with a sales tax audit yet, congrats. In TaxConnex’s recent market survey more than one in four (26.7%) top finance professionals in a variety of industries report seeing an increase in state sales tax audits in the past two years. Sales Tax Audit Triggers. Treat the auditor respectfully.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 21, 2024

a provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, has expanded the capabilities of AvaTax with AvaTax for Accounts Payable. AvaTax for Accounts Payable helps companies avoid these risks. Avalara AvaTax uses automation to calculate tax for sales and purchasing activities within businesses around the world.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Accounting is often one of the last areas a company invests in because it’s traditionally seen as a cost center rather than a revenue generator. This tends to be the case in departments like sales or marketing, but not in areas like accounting, HR, or operations. By Ting Song. So, what’s the solution?

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

If you are a business that must collect and remit sales tax, an audit is probably one of your biggest fears. Rightly so: Sales tax audits can find fault with a variety of your operations and can cost you big– if the determination goes against you. Determining where you have nexus is key to determining your sales tax liability.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 27, 2022

The explosion of the e-commerce market alone would’ve made handling sales tax obligations in-house tough. Due to all of the above, it’s hard to fill any position at this point, but a job with specific skills, especially with experience managing sales and use tax, can be downright impossible. Nearly 8% growth was expected in 2021.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 27, 2024

Have Home Rule Jurisdictions Made the Burden of Managing Sales and Use Tax Too Much? As if managing sales and use tax obligations on a multi-state level wasn’t hard enough, some states make it even tougher with “home rule,” where jurisdictions are granted the authority to pass their own, additional tax laws. Another Wayfair Case?

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