'Tis the season…and it never seems to end. We have been communicating with many CPA firms during the month of August regarding numerous client issues and partnering opportunities. Almost without exception, the firms we contacted indicated they did not have the capacity to do anything new until after the September 15 and October 15 income tax deadlines. This is indicative of the life of most CPAs. We schedule our lives around a never-ending list of deadlines.
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Sales and Use Tax Compliance - Deadlines, Deadlines and More Deadlines
By Robert Dumas on Wed, Aug 26, 2015 @ 09:53 AM
Topics: sales tax compliance CPA
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Helping CPA Firms Identify Sales and Use Tax Risks
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Aug 04, 2015 @ 11:30 AM
In my last blog, I discussed the opportunity CPA firms have to use sales and use tax issues as a way to add value to their clients and further cement the relationships and related revenue stream. As promised, this blog provides the following action items for identifying sales and use tax risk with your client:
Topics: sales tax sales tax audits CPA
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Helping CPA Firms Secure Their Relationship Through Sales Tax Services
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Jul 16, 2015 @ 10:00 AM
Throughout my career, I have worked in and with CPA firms of all sizes. For the most part, they all have similar business models that are heavily dependent on their client relationships. The CPA firms and the individual CPA’s within the firms need to continually prove their value in the relationship by exceeding client expectations, which guarantees the relationship and related revenue remain secure. One of the ways a CPA can exceed expectations is by offering solutions to unidentified client risks and problems.
Topics: sales tax sales tax audits CPA
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TaxConnex Provides Sales Tax CPE Training
By Brian Greer on Fri, Jun 12, 2015 @ 01:16 PM
TaxConnex has developed a CPE Training program focused on sales tax compliance issues including sales tax nexus and sales tax audits. The program can be delivered in 4-hour, 6-hour, or 8-hour sessions depending on the topics selected. Initially, the training will be offered complimentary to CPA firms and delivered on site. A sample agenda includes the following topics:
- Sales Tax Nexus
- Marketplace Fairness
- Drop-Shipment Transactions
- Exemption Certificate Management
- Sales Tax Outsourcing
- Sales Tax Calculation Software
- Sales Tax Audits
Topics: CPA
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Sales Tax Deficiencies - Deal or No Deal?
By Doug Starr on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 @ 03:39 PM
Topics: sales tax sales tax audits CPA
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Sales Tax - the Ugly Duckling
By Doug Starr on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 06:40 PM
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits CPA
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Where Do You Find a Great Sales Tax CPA? Ask the Purple Dinosaur.
By Doug Starr on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 @ 02:32 PM
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits CPA
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CPAs and Sales Tax - A Curious Conundrum
By Doug Starr on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 08:55 AM