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Sales tax ‘responsible party’ laws still going strong

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But not for sales tax liability, where most states still maintain strong responsible party laws. And they can come as a real shock: CEOs, CFOs, directors and other execs can be held personally responsible for sales tax shortfalls. That’s true for many of the fiscal messes that can befall a company. How do they know who’s responsible?

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Half a dozen ways to mismanage sales tax | TaxConnex

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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. Billing systems You charge the customers sales tax for online purchases, they pay and you remit the money to the tax jurisdictions.

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Recent Cases Show You Shouldn't Mess with Sales Tax Obligations

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States may be getting tougher on sales tax delinquents as the pandemic drags on and tax revenues, in many places, take hits. area company must pay back more than $95,000 after pocketing sales tax money owed to the state, according to authorities. TaxConnex provides services to become your outsourced sales tax department.

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How to register for states’ sales tax

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Do you need a state sales tax permit? How about a sales tax license? How about a sales tax certificate of authority? 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.

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Sales Tax Automation Mistakes

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If your business has an obligation to collect and remit sales tax, then you know how complex the process can be. Automating part or all of the sales tax process is sometimes necessary to maintain compliance. However, in my experience, sales tax automation can be counterproductive in certain situations. What is the correct rate?

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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.

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Sales Tax Horror Stories: Automation

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Sales tax is a major obligation for your business. Sales tax rates and taxability rules differ by state and even locality. Software that has the rates and taxability rules built-in helps make sure you charge the right sales tax with each purchase. Sales tax calculation software does make sense. Applying sales tax.