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.
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Does sales tax apply to memberships?
Clubs and dues have been around for decades, but the rise of certain memberships – and the ability to sell them over the internet – have also raised the question of whether memberships incur sales tax.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax
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Should you charge sales tax to international customers?
Selling outside the U.S. does not free you from the complexities of sales tax. In many countries, you will run into some kind of sales tax – familiar if you’re used to selling in the U.S., but different, too.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax internationaltax VAT
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5 Situations CPAs Need to Watch for in Managing Their Clients' Sales & Use Tax Risk
In the world of accounting and tax, CPAs, accounting firms, and advisory firms play a vital role in helping individuals and businesses manage their finances and stay within the rules. But one tricky area that often causes headaches is sales and use tax.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing
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A Strategic Timeline for Implementing a Sales Tax Strategy and Process - Part 2
A job as intimidating as setting up a system to handle your sales tax obligations can be a lot easier if you have an idea how long it will take. As with most aspects of sales tax, there are no fixed answers, but we can give you an idea.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing
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A Strategic Timeline for Implementing a Sales Tax Strategy and Process - Part 1
Exactly how long will it take you to set up a process to evaluate and comply with your sales tax obligations? It depends on your business and where you are in your sales tax journey. It could take as little as a month or so or up to six months (or more).
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax registrations
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Your need-to-know: vendor compensations and discounts
Hard to believe if you’ve ever dealt with sales tax jurisdictions, but they will actually give you a break on paying your sales tax in the form of vendor discounts and compensations.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax calculation sales tax filing
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Don't Forget Sales Tax When It Comes to Year-End Planning for Your Clients!
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax CPA
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Sales Tax Horror Stories: Adding new products without checking taxability
Adding a new product is great, new revenue streams are wonderful. Just don’t let sales tax turn the situation into a nightmare.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability economic nexus
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Sales Tax Horror Stories: Automation
Sales tax is a major obligation for your business. As with most such obligations, you probably ask, “Can automation help me?”
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax calculation software
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Sales Tax Horror Stories: Audits
“Scary” has five letters. Know what word in sales tax also has five letters?
“Audit.”
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits
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Sales Tax Horror Stories: Notices
Often as things change in sales tax – and they change often – one constant keeps lurching along. Tax jurisdictions love to send notices, and usually it’s to say “Boo!” and not just “Hi.”
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax
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Sales Tax Horror Stories: M&A
The past two years have seen nearly 46,000 M&As in the United States. It's clear that nothing can boost a business like the right merger or acquisition.
Yet many of these deals tank: as many as 70% to 90%, Harvard Business School has reported. And one thing that can pound a stake through the heart of a promising M&A is unearthing past tax liability during due diligence.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits
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What you need to know: “Origin” vs. “destination” states
Does sales tax get charged based on customer location or purchase location? You know our favorite saying – IT DEPENDS! This question is another one of those conundrums that sales tax likes to throw at businesses and in this blog we’ll be examining just that by looking at “destination-based” or “origin-based” rules for sales and use tax purposes.
Topics: sales tax sales tax filing
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Sales tax processes – beyond software’s promises
Automated sales tax software promises to manage your filing and payments, but there’s more to sales tax compliance.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing registrations
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What’s new in sales tax?
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.
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