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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...

Sales Tax Scaries 4: Nexus and Taxability

When Sales Tax Creeps Up on You

Ever notice how the first characters in every horror movie never realize they’re in...

Sales Tax Scaries 3: Audits

Surviving the Scare of a Sales Tax Audit: How to Stay Prepared

Few things are scarier in the tax world than an audit....

Sales Tax Scaries 2: M&As

The Hidden Dangers of Sales Tax in Mergers and Acquisitions

Few business deals can ignite optimism like a...

Sales Tax Scaries (Part 1)

Could Your Sales Tax Become a Horror Story?

This part of the year is filled with horror stories. Could your sales tax...

Everything You Need to Know About the Latest With Marketplace Facilitators

Marketplace facilitator” is slowly becoming a familiar term in the sales tax world. What once started as a world of...

Drop shipment: Simple Yet Complex for Sales Tax

What Is a Drop Shipment in Sales Tax Terms

Sales tax comes with a lot of important terms. One is “drop shipment." Drop...

How States Address Grocery Sales Tax Rates

Cut them now, trim them over time, hold them steady by bundling them with other tax packages, or punt to the next...

Best practices, compliance tips for managing exemption certificates

What is an "exemption"?

In sales tax, it can be one of your best friends, documented proof that you’ve been compliant...

SST - A great idea, but is it for everybody?

The Streamlined Sales Tax project started 25 years ago with a sensible goal: Bring order to the chaos to the U.S....

Navigating Sales Tax Compliance in eCommerce & Retail: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we explored the foundations of sales tax compliance in eCommerce and retail: nexus,...