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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. This separation helps in clearly identifying and tracking sales tax amounts. Returns/Credits Returns and credits should be clearly identified in your accounting system.

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Demand for Automation in Sales Tax Compliance is Rising, Avalara Says

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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. A new Avalara survey of U.S. The survey, which was conducted from Oct. The survey, which was conducted from Oct.

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5 Crucial Pieces of Your Sales Tax Compliance Filing Process

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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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5 Steps to a Complete Sales Tax Filing Process

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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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How not to tank your sales tax audit (part 1)

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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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A Strategic Timeline for Implementing a Sales Tax Strategy and Process - Part 2 | TaxConnex

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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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6 (Not So) Simple Steps to Sales Tax Compliance

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Sales tax is complicated. Many sales tax companies will tell you it’s simple with their solution, but when you take a look at all that goes in to compliance – you will understand that no technology can fully automate or manage sales tax without a good bit of project management from your side. Determine Nexus.

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