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. In certain situations (when you have sales tax nexus), it is your obligation to collect and remit it. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.
BurklandAssociates
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Net Revenue Retention (NRR), also known as Net Dollar Retention (NDR) is a key metric for SaaS companies. Measuring NRR provides important insights into a SaaS startup’s retention and expansion Read More The post How to Measure Your SaaS Startup’s Net Revenue Retention (NRR) appeared first on Burkland.
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RogerRossmeisl
DECEMBER 29, 2024
If youve reached age 70, you can make cash donations directly from your IRA to IRS-approved charities. These qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) may help you gain tax advantages. QCD basics QCDs can be made from your traditional IRA(s) free of federal income tax. In contrast, other traditional IRA distributions are wholly or partially taxable, depending on whether youve made nondeductible contributions over the years.
SMBAccountant
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Understanding the basics of government contracts is essential when engaging in contractual agreements with government entities. When reviewing such contracts, key considerations include a thorough examination of the scope of work, payment terms, performance metrics, and compliance with regulations. Utilizing tools like Suppl-O contract briefs can significantly aid in the efficient review process by highlighting changes, facilitating quick reference, and ensuring transparency.
Speaker: Sierre Lindgren
Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
CPA Practice Advisor has opened the nomination period for one of its most prestigious awards. The Most Powerful Women in Accounting Awards , now in their 12th year, were created by CPA Practice Advisor to promote and support the success of women leaders as part of its broader mission of sustaining the profession. There are no costs associated with nominations or award recognition.
Acterys
DECEMBER 20, 2024
If the term “AI” catches your eye, it’s highly likely that ChatGPT comes to mind. And you would be absolutely correct in making that association. The launch of ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Its success has kickstarted an AI race that has compelled almost every company to embed artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms into their software architecture to mirror the same level of agility and productivity.
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Withum
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
A recent alert from Maryland-based cybersecurity firm Huntress highlights a concerning vulnerability for construction companies using on-premise accounting and project management software with default login credentials. According to their report last month, a brute-force attack targeted users of a major construction accounting software vendor, exposing sensitive data due to default usernames and passwords being left unchanged.
Accounting Today
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Experts expect 'scattershot, unhelpful reporting' of crypto assets and transactions for the first few years with the 1099-DA.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Various outlets in India have reported today that the mother of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant who tragically passed away on July 20, has sent a scathing email to EY India Chairman and Regional Managing Partner Rajiv Memani accusing the firm of callous indifference in the death of their young employee. The mom, Anita Augustine, said that her daughter, who “excelled in everything she did,” was too young to set boundaries and thus experienced an “overw
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
When you sell across multiple states – or even within various localities in a single state – one striking observation emerges: the consistent inconsistency of sales tax rates. Why? The federal income tax has just seven brackets to cover the whole span of what somebody can make. Why do the states with sales taxes have such a range, from the high combined state and local taxation (pushing 10%) of Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Washington to the lows of Alaska , Wyoming and Maine.
Speaker: Debra L. Robinson
CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Ecommerce couldn’t exist without shipping (and probably not without shipping’s partner “handling,” either), but do either incur sales tax? As is often the case in sales tax, it depends on what, how and where. If the item is taxable, for instance, generally the shipping is, too – if the shipping is taxable at all in a jurisdiction, which it or the handling – or both – may be.
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. This can create deep confusion for businesses with no physical presence in a jurisdiction with these rules.
TaxConnex
AUGUST 20, 2024
At first glance, the sales and use tax requirements for a contractor seem quite simple. Contractors are typically considered the end-user/consumer of all tangible personal property purchased and used by them in conjunction with the performance of a contract to improve real property. As such, all purchases by a contractor are usually subject to sales and use tax.
TaxConnex
AUGUST 15, 2024
General tax laws are strange. Maybe sales tax laws make more sense? You can be the judge of that. In Florida, you can get a tax break for displaying a cow on your property. You can get a big tax break in New Mexico if you just live to 100. Louisiana lets small private aircrafts soar tax-free, and Connecticut extends that to bigger planes. Some taxes are used to benefit specific groups.
Speaker: Aaron Berson
Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g
TaxConnex
AUGUST 8, 2024
Many industries come with confusing sales tax complexities. So does agriculture, and several aspects make this industry trickier than others for sales tax. Here are points to keep in mind regarding sales tax and agriculture. Laws vary by state Sales tax changed dramatically in 2018 with the Supreme Court Wayfair decision in a case that greenlighted states mandating online retailers collect and remit sales tax on transactions in states where they had no physical presence.
TaxConnex
AUGUST 1, 2024
If it seems like jurisdictions just ceaselessly add additional sales tax laws, statutes and restrictions, recent news out of three states should be refreshing. North Carolina has become the latest state to ax transaction thresholds for economic nexus. The state’s previous 200-transaction threshold was eliminated effective July 1. The state’s economic nexus threshold is now just $100,000 in sales into the state annually.
TaxConnex
JULY 30, 2024
Sales tax isn’t simple. Here’s a step-by-step overview of various complications of sales tax compliance – and how to handle them. Nexus Historically this connection between a company and a tax jurisdiction has been primarily physical , meaning that a company had an office, employees, trade show exhibits, inventory, contractors and so on in a state. Then came 2018’s South Dakota vs.
TaxConnex
JULY 23, 2024
The nature of sales tax audits has changed over the last several years, post-Wayfair. Prior to Wayfair, a significant component of sales tax audits was focused on use tax. Specifically, tax due on purchases that were not charged since the vendor did not have nexus in the state of the sale. Today, more and more companies have an obligation to charge sales tax, and use tax is less of an issue.
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TaxConnex
JULY 18, 2024
Maintaining compliance documentation is crucial for businesses to ensure smooth and successful audits. Proper documentation allows auditors to interpret and verify your financial transactions accurately. Unfortunately, many businesses find themselves unprepared when faced with an audit, lacking the necessary documentation. This can lead to auditors assuming transactions are taxable, or making historical projections or arbitrary assessments of taxable sales.
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. Just remember, a lot can go wrong along the way. 1. Billing systems You charge the customers sales tax for online purchases, they pay and you remit the money to the tax jurisdictions.
TaxConnex
JUNE 13, 2024
It seems like yesterday when only physical nexus ignited a company’s sales tax obligations in a state. Six years ago this month, that changed with one court decision. These days selling a certain amount remotely into a state or other tax jurisdiction (one that has a sales tax, anyway) means your company must collect and remit sales tax – a complication of doing business that’s probably going to only get more complicated in the years ahead.
RogerRossmeisl
DECEMBER 15, 2024
As a business owner, you may travel to visit customers, attend conferences, check on vendors and for other purposes. Understanding which travel expenses are tax deductible can significantly affect your bottom line. Properly managing travel costs can help ensure compliance and maximize your tax savings. Your tax home Eligible taxpayers can deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses of business travel when away from their tax homes.
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TaxConnex
JUNE 11, 2024
Do you need a state sales tax permit? How about a sales tax license? How about a sales tax certificate of authority? Did you know they’re all the same thing? How do you spell “FEIN” anyway, and when do you need one to sell into a state? Collecting and remitting sales tax after you hit economic or physical nexus in a state comes with a lot of questions – and you usually answer no small number of questions to register for sales tax.
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. So keeping up with the continual changes in states and local jurisdictions and maintaining a fully accurate compliance process for a complex business could make even the best of sales tax experts dizzy.
TaxConnex
APRIL 30, 2024
More states are plowing ahead with adding a new kind of expense to delivering in the eCommerce age. In what states do you have to watch for retail delivery fees (RDFs)? Q: Is this a “tax” or a “fee”? A: Most states refer to it as a fee, a distinction that allows lawmakers to avoid the voting process. RDFs are a relatively new concept: Colorado was first to roll one out, in July 2022.
TaxConnex
MAY 7, 2024
There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. Leveling the field. A bill that would raise the online sales tax in Alabama is progressing with state lawmakers. The current Alabama sales tax is 8% for online purchases, the same as for purchases at the state’s brick-and-mortar stores.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
TaxConnex
APRIL 25, 2024
There’s nothing like just walking down the hall of your office or clicking into a virtual team meeting to get an answer on something as complex and important as your company’s sales tax obligations. To handle sales tax in-house, you need someone on staff who understands evolving rules and regulations; can track a galaxy of filing deadlines and notices; and understands how your company growth changes tax obligations.
TaxConnex
APRIL 9, 2024
The common definition of dietary supplements and vitamins is a non-food item that includes a vitamin, mineral, herb, botanical, amino acid or dietary substance. For purposes of incurring sales tax in any state, that essentially translates into “sometimes.” Sometimes a state considers supplements and vitamins as drugs, groceries or food. Sometimes these products are taxable tangible personal property, sometimes not.
TaxConnex
APRIL 4, 2024
Economic nexus thresholds in many states depend on two numbers. Now, almost six years after the landmark Wayfair case ignited sales tax obligations for more remote sellers, one of those numbers might be falling out of favor. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in 2018, almost all states with economic nexus opted to have dollar volume of sales as one trigger for sales tax obligations.
TaxConnex
MARCH 12, 2024
Since the first adding machine showed up on counters to help shopkeepers tack on the correct sales tax, automation has been part of compliance. Now the buttons and the lever have given way to behind-the-scenes software and automatic functionality. Good thing, too, as sales tax has evolved beyond a static percentage to involve thousands of tax jurisdictions and ever-changing calculations.
Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant
Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.
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