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Operating as a C Corporation: Weigh the Benefits and Drawbacks

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Tax implications A C corporation allows the business to be treated and taxed separately from you as the principal owner. The corporate tax rate is currently 21%, which is lower than the highest non-corporate tax rate of 37%. Heres a detailed look at the pros and cons of operating as a C corporation.

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Sales tax risk: What to ask (part 2)

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Assessing a company’s sales tax risk and exposure starts (and maybe ends) with the right questions. As we saw in a previous blog, these questions cover a range of topics and hinge on knowing many sales tax terms. Are you comfortable with your sales tax nexus footprint? Are you comfortable with your sales tax nexus footprint?

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What is a sales tax exemption?

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Sales and use tax nexus is defined as a connection between a person or entity and a taxing jurisdiction. Sales tax nexus is the basis for all your sales tax decisions because without sales tax nexus you have no further obligation to a state. As an example, food items are often considered non-taxable in many states.

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Options in Mitigating Past Sales Tax Liability

TaxConnex

Most businesses don’t set out to be non-compliant with sales tax, or anything for that matter. In fact, you probably have the best of intentions of meeting your sales tax obligations in the future. But what about sales tax liability from prior months? When do your sales tax obligations and liability start?

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What’s new: state sales and use taxes

TaxConnex

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Florida sales tax exemptions on hurricane-preparedness items may soon encompass purchases of pet food, thanks to the lobbying of a local Girl Scout troop. TaxConnex provides services to become your outsourced sales tax department.

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How to validate a resale certificate

TaxConnex

An exemption certificate is one of the most useful tools that your online company has for sales tax. This little piece of paper is used to exempt an otherwise taxable transaction from sales tax. The purchaser has the responsibility for determining whether a sale is exempt from tax. Step by step Learn who might be exempt.

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Blog: 6 things to know about sales tax in Canada

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companies sell profitably to the north? What about the sales tax obligations? Our neighbors to the north share several similarities with the United States when it comes to sales tax – but there are key differences. Canada has the equivalent of states for tax purposes. Taxes are largely destination-based.

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