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Managing a sales and use tax audit can be challenging. First, you should always anticipate an audit – even if you’ve never beenaudited before. While they are definitely becoming more frequent as states try to crack down on economic nexus laws, rarely are you given advanced notice as to when an audit will occur.
In years past, auditors could show up at your door asking to look at your records. Usually, you learn about an audit through a notice or letter from the state or jurisdiction in question with instructions on how the audit will proceed. Many audits are conducted remotely, and an auditor never visits your office.
An audit of your customer – A customer undergoing its own sales tax audit may produce one of your invoices , resulting in the auditor questioning why you are not charging sales tax and potentially leading to an inquiry or nexus questionnaire being sent to your company. In this blog, we’ll examine 7 of the most common.
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