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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. These certificates validate the tax-exempt status of certain sales and are vital during an audit.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #8 Unallowable Expenses

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These costs must be recorded in separate general ledger accounts to be easily identified and excluded from any billing. Taxes – federal income and excess profit taxes are disallowed, but state and local taxes including property, franchise, and income taxes are allowed.

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How to Be Prepared for an ERC Audit

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Also, they often don’t inform taxpayers that wage deductions claimed on the federal income tax return for the business must be reduced by the amount of the credit. With an experienced and trusted tax professional providing assistance, you can resolve the matter expeditiously.

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How to Be Prepared for an ERC Audit

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Also, they often don’t inform taxpayers that wage deductions claimed on the federal income tax return for the business must be reduced by the amount of the credit. With an experienced and trusted tax professional providing assistance, you can resolve the matter expeditiously.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #8 Unallowable Expenses

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These costs must be recorded in separate general ledger accounts to be easily identified and excluded from any billing. Taxes – federal income and excess profit taxes are disallowed, but state and local taxes including property, franchise, and income taxes are allowed.

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Best Practices for Nonprofits

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Accounts receivable balances in the general ledger should be reconciled to the subsidiary ledger monthly. Fixed assets schedules should be reconciled to the general ledger at least annually. . The organization should have a policy of reviewing past due balances each month and following up on its collection.

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Getting Paid 101: Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

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The actual entries you record in your general ledger differ from business to business. The $1,000 is accounts payable, and you record it in your general ledger by crediting $1,000 on the supplier’s X account. Accounts receivable is an asset account on the general ledger and balance sheet.