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Understanding sales tax permits

By Robert Dumas on Thu, Sep 28, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

You’ve learned what states you have nexus in and you know where your products/services are taxable. Now it’s time to register with the states to collect and remit sales tax. Where to begin?

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing registrations
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Zero-Due Returns: What They Are and When You Have to File Them

By Robert Dumas on Thu, Sep 21, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Suppose youre registered for sales tax in a jurisdiction because you have established sales tax nexus. For various reasons though, you don’t have any sales tax to remit. You may think that because you haven’t collected any sales tax, you have no return to file.

Topics: sales tax sales tax filing
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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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Sales Tax Software vs. Service Providers: Making the Right Choice for Your Business

By Robert Dumas on Tue, Jun 27, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Staying on top of your sales tax obligations is crucial to maintaining compliance and avoiding costly penalties. However, navigating the complex world of sales tax filing is a lot for a business to manage without the right expertise.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax calculation sales tax filing
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You Can't Solve Sales Tax Problems with Technology Only

By TaxConnex® on Fri, Jun 16, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Since the Wayfair decision five years ago, sales tax compliance has had to become a major priority for businesses with multistate sales.  In fact, 33% of finance professionals rank their top two concerns of managing sales tax as keeping up with their evolving nexus footprint, according to a TaxConnex blind survey conducted at the end of 2022. The survey also stated that over 52% of financial leaders remain relatively unhappy with their company’s approach to managing sales tax.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax calculation sales tax filing
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Can a software manage all your sales tax compliance?

By Robert Dumas on Tue, Jun 13, 2023 @ 12:08 PM

Sales tax compliance involves a highly complex set of rules and regulations. These rules change frequently in many jurisdictions, and the question of whether (and how) your company needs to collect and remit sales tax to a certain jurisdiction can be quite difficult to determine.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax calculation sales tax filing
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10 steps to manage your sales tax obligations

By Robert Dumas on Thu, May 25, 2023 @ 11:54 AM

Sales tax is complex for businesses of all sizes. If you are a business with customers in multiple states, your scope and risk grows in accordance with the number of states and the sales tax complexities in those states. Sales tax obligations begin with whether you have nexus in a state or other locality. Nexus today largely stems from two main factors – a physical presence or economic presence. Once nexus has been established you must determine if your products/services are taxable. If you have nexus AND your products/services are taxable, then you likely need to register and comply.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax sales tax filing
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Amazon Warehouse Does Not Create Physical Nexus in PA

By Robert Dumas on Thu, Sep 29, 2022 @ 02:00 PM

In a decision that may eventually have sales tax repercussions elsewhere, a state court has decreed that an Amazon warehouse creates no physical nexus for a group of online sellers.

Topics: sales tax nexus sales tax sales tax filing
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5 reasons you need continuity in a sales tax provider

By Robert Dumas on Thu, Aug 25, 2022 @ 12:12 PM

Consistent (i.e., “good”) service is a nice thing to have in any industry. In a field that changes as fast as sales tax, it’s a necessity.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing
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7 Indicators It's Time to Switch Sales Tax Compliance Providers

By TaxConnex® on Tue, Jul 26, 2022 @ 11:30 AM

Partnerships, just like your sales tax obligations, evolve over time. Sales tax is not a set it and forget it task, so if you’ve handed things off and aren’t sure how things are going, it may be time for a check-up with your provider.   

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing
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The XYZ Sales Tax Compliance Letter | TaxConnex

By TaxConnex® on Tue, Jun 28, 2022 @ 11:32 AM

Complying with your sales tax obligations involves a lot of variables – your nexus, taxability of your products, type of customer you are selling to, etc. Another key factor that effects your sales tax obligations is related to exempt transactions and exemption certificates.

Topics: sales tax compliance taxability sales tax filing
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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

By Robert Dumas on Thu, Jun 09, 2022 @ 11:31 AM

What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing economic nexus
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Multi-channel selling sales tax: Marketplace facilitators

By Robert Dumas on Tue, Jun 07, 2022 @ 11:00 AM

The exploding world of eCommerce has put a new player front and center: the marketplace facilitator.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing economic nexus
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Multi-channel selling sales tax: Wholesalers and Drop Shipping

By Robert Dumas on Thu, May 26, 2022 @ 11:00 AM

Sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are presumed to be taxable unless specifically identified as not taxable. However, certain exemptions could apply making the sale of TPP exempt from sales tax in some situations. An exemption could be related to the type of business that is buying the TPP – a non-profit or government entity in certain states for example. But the most common type of exemption is a resale exemption and is applicable to wholesale transactions.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing economic nexus
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States with local economic nexus - a review

By Robert Dumas on Thu, May 19, 2022 @ 10:58 AM

Given the complexity that already exists regarding sales tax, it’d be great if states were the only jurisdictions that levied them.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing economic nexus
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5 Crucial Pieces of Your Sales Tax Compliance Filing Process

By Robert Dumas on Thu, May 12, 2022 @ 11:00 AM

Once you’ve determined your requirement to collect and remit sales tax, you’ve set-up a process to charge sales tax, and you have registered with each required state, you need to consider how you will manage the return filing process.

Topics: sales tax compliance sales tax filing