Posted by Jeff Meigs on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 @ 03:41 PM
TaxConnex, America’s leading independent provider of sales and use tax outsourcing services, celebrates its third consecutive year of 100% sales tax practitioner retention. Practitioners provide sales and use tax services by preparing and filing returns, addressing sales tax nexus and taxability questions, and delivering continuous support.
“Another year of 100% Sales Tax Practitioner retention is a great milestone for TaxConnex because the sales tax practitioner model is at the heart of how we do business”, states Brian Greer, VP at TaxConnex. “The Practitioner acts as the client’s off-premise sales tax employee. There is an investment that clients and Practitioners make in the relationship, so stability clearly benefits the client, but these relationships are also a source of satisfaction for our Practitioners. Our Practitioners are degreed professionals that take pride in their work. The Practitioners are the clients’ primary point of contact and the main representative of TaxConnex and we appreciate all that they do.”
“I’ve been with TaxConnex since the beginning”, says Terry Fontaine, a Practitioner at TaxConnex. “TaxConnex looks at sales tax outsourcing differently. Instead of just preparing returns, my clients rely on me as their telecom tax resource. Playing that key role for my clients is gratifying and makes me directly accountable to them for their satisfaction.
About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and Telecom/VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
Posted by Jeff Meigs on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 @ 09:06 AM
TaxConnex Launches Lunch & Learn Program Focused on Sales Tax Nexus
TaxConnex announces the newest edition to their Lunch & Learn series, “Top Five Issues that Create Sales Tax Nexus”.
“Top Five Issues that Create Sales Tax Nexus” focuses on common nexus creating issues including traveling sales reps, trade shows, Amazon laws, contract labor, and applying income tax nexus rules to sales tax nexus.
“Sales tax is a very specialized field. Many local and regional public accounting firms do not have the in-house expertise to address today’s complex sales tax issues,” says VP Brian Greer. We developed the sales tax nexus program because this issue is becoming increasingly complex. Sales tax nexus affects businesses in all industries but especially small to mid-seized companies.”
TaxConnex's Lunch & Learn program is directed toward CPA’s and public accounting firms that lack an in-house sales tax practice. The Lunch & Learn series provides CPAs and public accounting firms with an overview of relevant sales tax nexus issues, real-life examples, and an opportunity for firm employees to address questions specific to their clients' needs. These events are non-invasive and provide CPAs and their staff with real world, relevant sales tax information.
A recent Lunch & Learn participate summed up the experience, saying “The program provided by TaxConnex was right on target with issues we face on a daily basis. Our employees left the session with real answers to real questions, not just text book material with limited real world application.”
For additional details or to schedule a Lunch & Learn for your firm, contact Brian Greer.
About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
Posted by Jeff Meigs on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 @ 06:34 PM
Atlanta, GA – Leading telecommunications tax and regulatory firms, TaxConnex, The CommLaw Group, and SureTax, announced today that they are joining forces to deliver superior tax and regulatory solutions to the telecommunications industry. The ability to work together creates a best of breed one-stop shop that serves the tax, regulatory and calculation needs of telecommunications and Voice over IP (“VoIP”) service providers.
With the ability to offer this one-stop solution, TaxConnex provides tax consulting and tax compliance expertise, The CommLaw Group and its affiliated consulting firm, The Commpliance Group provide regulatory advice and regulatory compliance services, while SureTaxTM Telecom powered by CCH, provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) calculation engine for the proper calculation of taxes and fees to be presented on customer invoices and aggregated for monthly reporting.
TaxConnex Partner, Brian Greer, describes the value in a one-stop solution, “Over the years, we have found that tax, regulatory and calculation services are three very distinct disciplines requiring three very different sets of expertise. While accessing all three services from one vendor may be appealing initially, the customer is often getting a watered down version of what they really need. This relationship delivers a superior solution to clients by providing best of breed talent for each unique discipline, but with the convenience of a single point of contact.”
“We believe in providing boutique firm expertise with small firm attention to deliver big firm results” adds Jonathan Marashlian, Managing Partner at The CommLaw Group. “I’m excited about this new offering because it builds on our core philosophy, which is to deliver an unrivaled combination of service and value to firms in search of guidance and thoughtful solutions to the regulatory compliance puzzle during this unprecedented era of technological convergence and legal uncertainty”.
“SureTax delivers the most robust, real-time and accurate tax calculations in the complex world of telecommunications. We understand the nuances of telecom and by using the robust content of CCH we are able to address the specialty rules that apply to emerging areas such as VoIP, Wireless and Digital Goods. By teaming SureTax with TaxConnex and The CommLaw Group we have a robust offering that delivers insightful, expert solutions to telecommunications providers” adds Mike Sanders, President of SureTax.
Interested telecommunications firms should contact Brian Greer for more information.
About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
About The CommLaw Group
The CommLawGroup believes that compliance is more than just accurate, on-time filing. It’s an opportunity to competitively position your organization within the communications industry. The CommLaw Group engineered a full spectrum of compliance services for telecom firms that are striving to minimize risk exposure without incurring wasteful costs or sacrificing business opportunity. Through their affiliated consultancy, The Commpliance Group, they tackle the full range of compliance administration needs through a variety of services- from Do-it-Yourself web-based solutions, to flat fee regulatory reporting, to full-service compliance management. The CommLaw Group regularly interfaces with our compliance consultants to address risk management, offer interpretive guidance, and manage escalated issues that necessitate legal counsel and defense–all to facilitate total compliance without sacrificing competitive positioning.
About SureTax
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the SureTax team has been serving the Telecom market for decades and understands the nuances of transaction tax on Telecom services – including Traditional Long Distance, Local, Mobile, VoIP, Prepaid, Cable, Bundled Services, Internet, and Digital Goods. The technology team behind SureTax specializes in software engineering for high security, high-volume transaction processing systems and has delivered solutions that drive mission critical transactions for enterprise clients since 1993. For more information, visit us on-line at www.suretax.com.
Posted by Jeff Meigs on Fri, Oct 07, 2011 @ 06:44 AM
(PRWEB) October 07, 2011
TaxConnex, America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm, today announced that it will waive the transition fees for sales and use tax outsourcing transition throughout the remainder of 2011. The announcement comes as companies are looking to implement new sales tax outsourcing relationships before the end of the year.
The fee waiver includes transition services for companies that select TaxConnex as their sales and use tax outsourcing provider and extends to companies that are currently outsourced to other providers.
TaxConnex Partner Brian Greer, describes the fee waiver like this, “In the fourth quarter, companies plan for fresh starts for the new calendar year. When a company selects TaxConnex as their sales and use tax outsourcing provider in the fourth quarter, it has adequate time to transition the work to us and start the service with the January returns filed in February. Making the switch to TaxConnex is painless, and now with the waiver, the switch has never been more affordable.”
About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent Sales and Use Tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
To learn more, contact Brian Greer or http://www.TaxConnex.com.
Posted by Jeff Meigs on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:55 AM
TaxConnex, America’s leading independent sales tax outsourcing and consulting firm, today released the latest addition to its series of white papers on sales and use tax issues affecting technology companies. The latest, entitled
“Top Five Activities that Cause Sales Tax Nexus for Technology Companies” was authored by Jeff Meigs, Partner and leader of TaxConnex’s Technology Consulting Practice.
“Sales and use tax is often left unaddressed by technology companies”, says Meigs, “which leads to uncollected sales taxes, interest and penalties. These hidden liabilities are preventable for the most part and tend to pop up at the most inopportune times such as during the due diligence associated with a merger or acquisition.”
“Much of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of sales tax nexus creating activities” added Meigs. "Establishing a presence in a state, even temporarily, may create nexus, giving the technology company the duty to collect and remit sales tax. Affiliate relationships, sales calls, trade shows and even on-site support visits can create sales tax nexus. Having sales tax nexus will open up every transaction to potential tax liability, including otherwise non-taxable internet transactions. A company really needs to know the consequences of its activities in relation to creating sales tax nexus so they can make informed decisions. Otherwise, they may be creating sales tax nexus and generating unfunded tax liabilities that will cause problems later.”
In this white paper, TaxConnex identifies five common issues that technology companies encounter that can inadvertently lead to hidden sales tax liabilities by creating nexus. If you are uncertain whether your company may have established nexus or if you need assistance planning for potential nexus creating activities, call TaxConnex.
About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent Sales and Use Tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
Posted by Brian Greer on Wed, Apr 06, 2011 @ 05:31 AM
Atlanta, GA
(PRWEB) April 07, 2011
TaxConnex, America’s leading independent sales and use tax compliance and consulting firm, announces the launch of TaxConnex Emergency Response(SM). TaxConnex Emergency Response(SM) provides immediate professional assistance to businesses that are facing looming sales and use tax issues.
TaxConnex’s unique and flexible organization enables TaxConnex Emergency Response(SM) to assign top tier professional help to urgent situations, immediately and without “emergency up-charges”. Using a team of experienced Sales and Use Tax professionals, TaxConnex Emergency Response(SM) is available, immediately, to work on time critical issues such as sales tax returns, assessment mediation, audit defense, notice clearance, penalty/tax abatement and taxability/nexus/applicability issues.
“TaxConnex is unique in that we are an independent compliance and consulting firm, so we are nimble and able to react more quickly than larger firms”, says Doug Starr, CEO and co-founder of TaxConnex. “With TaxConnex Emergency Response(SM), we can begin to help with an issue on-the-spot, which is a tremendous benefit to businesses facing immediate and potentially expensive issues. We know that these critical issues cost money every minute they are open. We have the resources to handle them quickly, professionally, and with no emergency up-charges.”
About TaxConnex. TaxConnex is America’s leading independent Sales and Use Tax compliance and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced sales tax practitioners, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to small and mid-sized businesses, large businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex also provides services to CPA firms via TaxConnex CPA Advantage.
To learn more, contact TaxConnex, LLC.
http://www.TaxConnex.com
brian.greer@taxconnex.com
877.893.5304 x708
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