Nonprofit organizations are often thought to be exempt from sales taxes, but is that correct?
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Sales tax and nonprofits
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Sep 07, 2023 @ 11:20 AM
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax exemptions
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Navigating the Complexities of Sales Tax in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Online Selling (part 2)
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Aug 31, 2023 @ 11:20 AM
Online selling of products and services triggers sales tax obligations today like never before – and has ever since the Supreme Court’s 2018 Wayfair decision unleashed economic nexus on e-commerce merchants nationwide.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax calculation ecommerce
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Navigating the Complexities of Sales Tax in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Online Selling (part 1)
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Aug 29, 2023 @ 12:16 PM
Online selling of products and services has always been in the vanguard of sales tax obligations. The situation has only gotten more complicated in the five years since the Supreme Court unleashed economic nexus with the Wayfair decision.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability ecommerce manufacturing
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Sales Tax Compliance - There Is No EASY Button
By TaxConnex® on Thu, Aug 24, 2023 @ 11:00 AM
Sales tax automation has come a long way since the Quill vs. North Dakota case in 1992. Now, even the smallest multi-state businesses and startups have access to sales tax automation options that lower costs and ease the burden of compliance. AI is even making it’s way into the sales tax world, but how much do you trust an automated bot or machine with your sales tax obligations?
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax calculation
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Construction contractors and sales tax
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Aug 22, 2023 @ 12:43 PM
Construction contractors have a tough job these days, given labor shortages, supply-chain headaches, and mushrooming regulations. If you’re in this industry, the last thing you need added to your load is sales tax.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax construction
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Sales tax industry of the month: Manufacturers
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Aug 17, 2023 @ 11:32 AM
When it comes to sales tax, “manufacturing” is often defined as a physical application of materials and labor to change the characteristics of tangible personal property (TPP). Seems clear, but what about your tax obligations and exemptions?
Every state has nuances on how sales tax applies to the manufacturing process, equipment and materials. These gray areas can create big exposure for your business.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax manufacturing exemptions
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What’s new in sales tax?
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Aug 15, 2023 @ 11:26 AM
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.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax news
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Time constraints surrounding sales and use tax
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Aug 10, 2023 @ 11:00 AM
Your online business is painfully aware of tax deadlines for income, payroll, property and other local taxes. Sales and use taxes have their deadlines, too – a dizzying number to follow, potentially with bad consequences if you miss even one.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing
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Managing Exemption Certificates – the importance of validation
By TaxConnex & CERTifyTax on Tue, Aug 08, 2023 @ 11:04 AM
Valid exemption certificates from your customers are critical in managing your overall sales tax risk. Yet a surprising number of companies have inadequate processes to receive, validate, maintain, and update exemption certificates.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits exemptions
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Refunds and your sales tax compliance
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Aug 01, 2023 @ 11:00 AM
It seems like a simple part of selling online. You sell an item to a customer, they decide for whatever reason to return it, and you give them a refund. Simple.
Except when sales tax becomes involved.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax retail ecommerce
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Three C’s of Sales Tax Compliance
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Jul 27, 2023 @ 12:16 PM
Sales tax is meant to be a pass-through tax and thus one that should have minimal impact on a company’s bottom line. The sales tax is collected by businesses and “passed-through” to the taxing jurisdictions. Of course, there is cost associated with managing this compliance obligation; however, the costs of not managing the compliance process are significantly greater. If you fail to collect and remit the applicable sales tax when you have an obligation, under audit a jurisdiction will assess the tax due + a penalty + interest. This then becomes a bottom line hit unless you can recoup from your customers.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax calculation
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Telecom Faces Special Challenges with Taxes and Fees
By TaxConnex® on Tue, Jul 25, 2023 @ 11:00 AM
If you’re a telecommunications services company, you face greater trials than other businesses when complying with federal, state and local jurisdictions. In addition to state and local taxes, your business may also be subject to various federal and state regulatory obligations.
Topics: sales tax compliance telecom tax
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Exemption certificate management and audits
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Jul 20, 2023 @ 11:24 AM
Maintaining current, valid exemption certificates is critical in managing your overall sales tax risk. Under audit, an otherwise exempt sale will be deemed taxable without such documentation from a customer – and just a few missing certificates can result in large penalties and interest.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax audits exemptions
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Understanding situs for sales tax
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Jul 18, 2023 @ 11:12 AM
We hear a lot about nexus and various thresholds but not as much as about tax situs.
Topics: sales tax nexus sales tax compliance sales tax retail economic nexus
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Sales tax holidays and taxability of clothing/back to school (part 2)
By Robert Dumas on Thu, Jul 13, 2023 @ 02:19 PM
As we saw last time, sales tax holidays are continuing to enjoy a heyday this year. Here are the back-to-school and clothing holidays that start in August.
Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax taxability sales tax news
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Sales tax holidays and taxability of clothing/back to school (part 1)
By Robert Dumas on Tue, Jul 11, 2023 @ 11:22 AM
Returning to class probably doesn’t make too many students think of the word “holiday,” but tax jurisdictions have other ideas.