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Evolution of the Sales Tax Audit: Have Audits Changed with Economic Nexus?

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So has the sales tax audit. Examiners can still show up and go over your books in person, and tax agencies will still send audit notices via snail mail. Many events can ignite a sales tax audit. But have sales tax audits changed over the last few years, through the pandemic and the introduction of economic nexus in 2018?

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Best Practices for Managing a Sales Tax Audit

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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. Sales Tax Audit Triggers.

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Sales Tax Complexity Snapshot: Chicago

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One such location is Chicago, Illinois. If all of these specific taxes aren’t enough Chicago has been enforcing their own economic nexus threshold (separate from the economic nexus threshold of Illinois). Sales tax is complex for any business selling into multiple states. Got all that?

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Illinois CPA Society Announces 2024 Outstanding Leadership Award Recipients

CPA Practice

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)—one of the largest state societies serving the certified public accountant (CPA) community—has announced the honorees of its annual Outstanding Leadership Awards program, which celebrates distinguished leaders within the CPA profession through a variety of prestigious awards. McKeever Jr. McKeever Jr.

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What's new in sales tax?

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based online retailer of pet supplies and medication, has petitioned the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal to challenge an audit assessment. In 2023, PetMed was hit with a large audit assessment, including for periods after Leveling the Playing Field came into effect. Uneven ‘leveling’: PetMeds, a Delray Beach, Fla.-based

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CPE Webcast Dec. 12 – Transforming Sales Tax Compliance to Fuel Business Growth

CPA Practice

Prior to Acuity, Kenji was CFO of an Inc 5000 tech company and worked in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen. She returned to school to study accounting at Illinois State University, earned her CPA, and worked for Deloitte in Chicago for several years as a state and local tax accountant.

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Multi-channel selling sales tax: Wholesalers and Drop Shipping

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As an example, a distributor/wholesaler in Arkansas sells to a retailer in South Carolina and drop ships to the retailer’s customer in Illinois. The Arkansas distributor/wholesaler has nexus in Illinois and is registered for sales and use tax purposes in Illinois. These forms are especially important in sales tax audits.