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How to Maintain Compliance Documentation for Sales Tax Audits | TaxConnex

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Sales Tax Accruals Ensure that sales tax is stated in your general ledger as a separate GL account number. Returns/Credits Returns and credits should be clearly identified in your accounting system. Ensure these bad debts are clearly identified and documented in your accounting system.

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5 Crucial Pieces of Your Sales Tax Compliance Filing Process

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However, the reality is that businesses grow, they acquire other businesses, they change accounting systems, they launch new e-commerce platforms - all resulting in different sales tax processes.

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DFARS Accounting Systems: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy

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The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) outlines specific requirements for contractors’ accounting systems. These systems play a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulations, and effective cost management. What Is an Accounting System?

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5 Steps to a Complete Sales Tax Filing Process

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However, the reality is that businesses grow, they acquire other businesses, they change accounting systems, they launch new e-commerce platforms - all resulting in different sales tax processes.

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10 Bookkeeping Best Practices Every Business Should Outsource

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General Ledger Maintenance Your general ledger serves as the foundation of your accounting system, recording all financial transactions. Outsourcing general ledger maintenance allows trained professionals to ensure every entry is correctly recorded and categorized.

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The Month-End Close Process: A Behind-the-Scenes Look for Business Owners

Basis 365

Recording Transactions Once all data is collected, the next critical step is accurately recording every transaction in the general ledger. The general ledger serves as the central repository for all financial data, making it essential that entries are precise and complete.

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How Government Contractors Can Master the Art of Timekeeping

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government contracts account for over $700 billion annually , a significant portion of which hinges on the ability for contractors to “establish and maintain an acceptable accounting system” which includes “timekeeping” and “labor distribution.” This aspect underscores the system’s flexibility while maintaining its rigor.