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Selling your business? Don't let sales tax derail the deal

When founders begin thinking about selling their business, the focus is usually on valuation, growth, and finding the...

Setting Up Your Sales Tax Calculation the Right Way in 2026

Getting sales tax right on your invoices is one of the most critical parts of managing sales and use tax compliance....

Software Alone Isn’t Sales Tax Compliance: Why People Still Matter

Sales tax automation has become an essential part of compliance, but automation alone doesn’t guarantee accuracy. While...

Sales Tax Compliance Is More Than Filing Returns (Here’s What It Really Involves)

Sales tax compliance often gets reduced to one task: filing returns. In reality, it’s an ongoing, multi-step process...

In-House vs. Outsourced Sales Tax Compliance: Which Is Right for Your Business?

Sales tax compliance has become increasingly complex since the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision. With 46 states and...

Sales Tax Year in Review, Compliance Strategies for 2026

Hard to believe 2025 is over – and it’s also hard to believe just how much change sales tax can stuff into just 12...

How States Make Money On Sales Tax Audits

Why sales tax audits are increasing

Recently – and especially after the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Wayfair) –...

Ecommerce Takes the High Ground in Cyber Week Shopping

A new era for holiday retail

For years experts have protected that one day ecommerce would surpass brick- and-mortar...

Taxable Foods: On Which Grocery Items Do You Pay Sales Tax?

Understanding How Food Sales Tax Works Across States

Food’s everywhere this time of year, and so are the sales taxes...

Sales Tax Concerns of Coming Holiday Season

The High-Stakes Holiday Shopping Environment

Holiday shopping season is the playoffs for retailers; Everything must...

Strange Ideas New Customers Have About Sales Tax

Everybody who enters business knows all about taxes. They just don’t know about every tax. One glaring omission,...

AI Can’t Replace Experience: The Limits of Machine-Managed Sales Tax

AI can analyze your data, reconcile reports, and process transactions, but can it be trusted to file your taxes? Some...

What’s New in Sales Tax?

(Sales Tax Updates and State Legislative Changes)

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially...

Potential Pitfalls of Over-Reliance on AI in Sales Tax Mapping

As automation and AI become more integrated into sales tax systems, many businesses assume these tools can completely...

Sales Tax Scaries 6: Relying on Automation

When Automation Turns into a Compliance Nightmare

Robots run amok in many horror movies – and relying too heavily on...

Sales Tax Scaries 5: Changing Rates

When the Unexpected Strikes in Sales Tax

A lot of monsters get their traction in horror movies because they’re doing...