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TaxConnex Sponsoring the Leading Telecommunications Tax Conference – TeleStrategies Communications Taxation 2014

By Jeff Meigs on Mon, Apr 07, 2014

TaxConnex, LLC, America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm, is proud to announce they will be sponsoring the industry’s leading telecommunications tax conference, TeleStrategies Communication Taxation 2014.  

This is the 15th year of this event which brings together the nation’s top telecommunications tax professionals to address the challenges and complexities associated with telecommunications taxation.

“We’re excited to be a sponsor for TeleStrategies this year.  It’s an opportunity for us to meet with current and prospective clients as well as network with other service providers from around the country,” stated Brian Greer, Partner at TaxConnex.  

TeleStrategies Communications Taxation will be held from May 14th through the 16th at Walt Disney World’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts.  Complete conference details can be found at TeleStrategies’ Communications Taxation 2014.

About TaxConnex 

TaxConnex, “your outsourced sales tax department’, is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and VoIP tax service to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

Topics: telecom tax sales tax news
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TaxConnex Hosts Tax Webinar for Telecom Providers

By Brian Greer on Thu, Feb 20, 2014

TaxConnex, America’s leading independent provider of sales and use tax outsourcing services, invites telecom providers to a tax webinar entitled "Telecom Tax: Making Complex Telecom Tax Simple through Billing, Calculation and Compliance Solutions” on March 4, 2 PM ET, 11 AM PT.

This webinar de-mystifies the telecom tax process and shows providers how to simplify their billing and compliance process.   Topics include:
  • Easy to implement solutions for telecom billing that cover a wide range of billing scenarios
  • How to calculate telecom taxes easily and accurately, sitused to the proper jurisdictions
  • Options for reporting and filing taxes and fees including in-house solutions and outsourcing solutions.

“Tax compliance can be a complex and daunting task for companies with telecom based offerings. From regulatory requirements to billing, tax calculation, filing and remittance, the process can be overwhelming” says Brian Greer, TaxConnex Partner. “It’s often difficult to even know where to start.  In this webinar, we show providers how to put it all together to create a simple and effective solution to meet their tax compliance requirements."

This webinar, designed for telecom tax decision makers and supporting staff, is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT and is presented in conjunction with SureTax and jBilling.

For more information, go directly to the webinar link at TaxConnex Webinar or contact Brian Greer at TaxConnex.

About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and telecom tax service to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

Topics: sales tax compliance telecom tax Now it's all on us
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TaxConnex.com Now Features Telecom Legal Advisories from The CommLaw Group

By Brian Greer on Tue, Oct 29, 2013

TaxConnex.com Now Features Telecom Legal Advisories from The CommLaw Group

TaxConnex, America’s leading independent provider of sales and use tax outsourcing services, now features telecom legal advisories from The CommLaw Group on TaxConnex.com

The telecom legal advisories from the CommLaw Group cover news, notices and commentary.  The advisories are useful to any communications solutions provider and are the same content that The CommLaw Group provides to their clients.

“When we work with our telecom tax clients, we rely on the regulatory expertise and opinions of The CommLaw Group” states Brian Greer, TaxConnex Partner.  “The CommLaw Group understands the regulatory issues facing communications firms, communicates the issues well and provides a level of service that is difficult to get elsewhere.  These advisories will help our clients and audience to keep up to date with the latest and most important regulatory events in the realm of telecom tax.”

The advisories can be found at http://www.taxconnex.com/resources/telecom-legal-advisories/.

 

About The CommLaw Group

The CommLawGroup believes that compliance is more than just accurate, on-time filing. It’s an opportunity to competitively position your organization within the communications industry. The CommLaw Group engineered a full spectrum of compliance services for telecom firms that are striving to minimize risk exposure without incurring wasteful costs or sacrificing business opportunity. Through their affiliated consultancy, The Commpliance Group, they tackle the full range of compliance administration needs through a variety of services- from Do-it-Yourself web-based solutions, to flat fee regulatory reporting, to full-service compliance management. The CommLaw Group regularly interfaces with our compliance consultants to address risk management, offer interpretive guidance, and manage escalated issues that necessitate legal counsel and defense–all to facilitate total compliance without sacrificing competitive positioning.

 

About TaxConnex

TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and telecom tax service to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

 


Topics: telecom tax sales tax news
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TaxConnex to Address the Tax Consequences of Cloud-Based Services

By Brian Greer on Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Robert Dumas will be a featured panelist in Law Seminars International upcoming teleconference focused on the tax and regulatory consequences of cloud-based services including SaaS and hosted VoIP.  Other panelists include Allison Rule and Jonathan Marashlian of The CommLaw Group.

“While state taxing statutes have traditionally failed to keep pace with technological developments, a number of states have their eyes on potential revenue that can be tapped by taxing cloud-based services.  Cloud-based providers need to not only recognize that the paradigm is shifting; they need to prepare for it,” describes Robert Dumas, Founder and Managing Partner at TaxConnex.

Participants should expect the following topics will be covered:

  • What you need to know about the different “nexus” standards and why some cloud-based services are taxed and others are not
  • Recent governmental and judicial decisions and how they affect the landscape
  • How adding a “Communications” component to a cloud-based computing solution changes the equation
  • Strategies for compliance:
    • What are the basics?
    • How is risk measured?
    • Steps you can take to minimize risk and mitigate exposure in an evolving tax and regulatory environment

The teleconference is scheduled for January 16th at 1 pm EST.  Registration details can be found here.

 

About TaxConnex 

TaxConnex, “your outsourced sales tax department’, is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and VoIP tax service to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

 

About The CommLaw Group

The CommLaw Group is a full service Washington, D.C.-area law firm serving the comprehensive legal and regulatory compliance needs of the communications industry. We are experienced in all aspects of federal and state telecommunications law and regulation and represent businesses engaged in the dynamic communications and information technologies industry with virtually all of their needs. Unique among its peers, The CommLaw Group offers clients a scope of capabilities rarely found in boutique law firms. With a headcount rivaling the Telecom Practice Groups of most “BigLaw” firms, we possess the skills, depth and resources necessary to serve the communications law needs of Fortune 100 companies, all without sacrificing the range of services, affordability, and effectiveness which makes us the "go to" firm for new entrants and service providers of all sizes.

Topics: telecom tax sales tax filing
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TaxConnex - "Your Outsourced Sales Tax Department"

By Jeff Meigs on Tue, Nov 13, 2012

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) TaxConnex, America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm, reinforces its position as “Your Outsourced Sales Tax Department.”  This change is reflected in a new marketing campaign including a redesigned website.

In 2008, TaxConnex endeavored to return service to an industry that was being dominated by large, impersonal service providers that lost sight of the customer.

Led by experienced, client focused Practitioners, TaxConnex focuses on providing an outsourced sales tax department with personalized customer service, rather than simply a return preparation service.  Growth of TaxConnex’s sales tax outsourcing service and recent customer satisfaction surveys validate that TaxConnex is on the right path.

“Service to others is one of our core beliefs, and this shows through in our sales tax outsourcing service,” says Brian Greer, TaxConnex Partner and VP Sales & Marketing.  “Our unique ‘Practitioner Model’, where a highly skilled, experienced TaxConnex Practitioner acts as the client’s off-site sales tax manager, continues to deliver exceptional levels of client satisfaction.”

TaxConnex’s ongoing commitment to sales tax outsourcing and superior client service is supported by a website redesign and a new tagline – “TaxConnex – Your Outsourced Sales Tax Department”.

When businesses turn to sales tax outsourcing, they often want to outsource more than just return preparation.  Companies need an experienced professional that can guide them and advise them on sales tax nexus, taxability of their products and services, sales tax audits, and so forth.  For a business with sales tax outsourcing needs, TaxConnex is ‘your outsourced sales tax department’.

“When we founded TaxConnex, we knew that to do sales tax outsourcing right, we had to be more than just a sales tax return preparation factory.  Service had to be paramount,” says TaxConnex Founder and Partner Robert Dumas, CPA.  “That commitment to the client is who we are and it’s also what we do.  Every day, TaxConnex builds capabilities and works diligently to deliver on the promise of being your outsourced sales tax department.”

With TaxConnex’s sales tax outsourcing service, clients can expect:

  • Rapid responses to questions;

  • Open lines of communication;

  • Knowledgeable, responsive Practitioners;

  • A consistent point of contact;

  • Work done right; and

  • Minimal delinquency notices.

About TaxConnex 

TaxConnex, “your outsourced sales tax department’, is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and VoIP tax service to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

Topics: sales tax nexus sales tax compliance telecom tax
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TaxConnex Celebrates Another Year of 100% Sales Tax Practitioner Retention

By Jeff Meigs on Mon, Nov 28, 2011

TaxConnex, America’s leading independent provider of sales and use tax outsourcing services, celebrates its third consecutive year of 100% sales tax practitioner retention.  Practitioners provide sales and use tax services by preparing and filing returns, addressing sales tax nexus and taxability questions, and delivering continuous support.  

“Another year of 100% Sales Tax Practitioner retention is a great milestone for TaxConnex because the sales tax practitioner model is at the heart of how we do business”, states Brian Greer, VP at TaxConnex.  “The Practitioner acts as the client’s off-premise sales tax employee.  There is an investment that clients and Practitioners make in the relationship, so stability clearly benefits the client, but these relationships are also a source of satisfaction for our Practitioners.  Our Practitioners are degreed professionals that take pride in their work.  The Practitioners are the clients’ primary point of contact and the main representative of TaxConnex and we appreciate all that they do.”

“I’ve been with TaxConnex since the beginning”, says Terry Fontaine, a Practitioner at TaxConnex.  “TaxConnex looks at sales tax outsourcing differently.  Instead of just preparing returns, my clients rely on me as their telecom tax resource.  Playing that key role for my clients is gratifying and makes me directly accountable to them for their satisfaction.

About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and Telecom/VoIP providers. TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support. TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
Topics: sales tax nexus sales tax compliance telecom tax
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TaxConnex Launches Lunch & Learn Program Focused on Sales Tax Nexus

By Jeff Meigs on Tue, Nov 15, 2011

TaxConnex Launches Lunch & Learn Program Focused on Sales Tax Nexus

TaxConnex announces the newest edition to their Lunch & Learn series, “Top Five Issues that Create Sales Tax Nexus”.

 “Top Five Issues that Create Sales Tax Nexus” focuses on common nexus creating issues including traveling sales reps, trade shows, Amazon laws, contract labor, and applying income tax nexus rules to sales tax nexus.  

“Sales tax is a very specialized field.  Many local and regional public accounting firms do not have the in-house expertise to address today’s complex sales tax issues,” says VP Brian Greer.  We developed the sales tax nexus program because this issue is becoming increasingly complex.  Sales tax nexus affects businesses in all industries but especially small to mid-seized companies.”  

TaxConnex's Lunch & Learn program is directed toward CPA’s and public accounting firms that lack an in-house sales tax practice. The Lunch & Learn series provides CPAs and public accounting firms with an overview of relevant sales tax nexus issues, real-life examples, and an opportunity for firm employees to address questions specific to their clients' needs. These events are non-invasive and provide CPAs and their staff with real world, relevant sales tax information.  

A recent Lunch & Learn participate summed up the experience, saying “The program provided by TaxConnex was right on target with issues we face on a daily basis.  Our employees left the session with real answers to real questions, not just text book material with limited real world application.”

For additional details or to schedule a Lunch & Learn for your firm, contact Brian Greer.

About TaxConnex
TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers.  TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support.  TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.
Topics: sales tax nexus telecom tax
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TaxConnex, The CommLaw Group and SureTax Team Together

By Jeff Meigs on Fri, Oct 28, 2011

Atlanta, GA – Leading telecommunications tax and regulatory firms, TaxConnex, The CommLaw Group, and SureTax, announced today that they are joining forces to deliver superior tax and regulatory solutions to the telecommunications industry. The ability to work together creates a best of breed one-stop shop that serves the tax, regulatory and calculation needs of telecommunications and Voice over IP (“VoIP”) service providers.

With the ability to offer this one-stop solution, TaxConnex provides tax consulting and tax compliance expertise, The CommLaw Group and its affiliated consulting firm, The Commpliance Group provide regulatory advice and regulatory compliance services, while SureTaxTM Telecom powered by CCH, provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) calculation engine for the proper calculation of taxes and fees to be presented on customer invoices and aggregated for monthly reporting.

TaxConnex Partner, Brian Greer, describes the value in a one-stop solution, “Over the years, we have found that tax, regulatory and calculation services are three very distinct disciplines requiring three very different sets of expertise. While accessing all three services from one vendor may be appealing initially, the customer is often getting a watered down version of what they really need. This relationship delivers a superior solution to clients by providing best of breed talent for each unique discipline, but with the convenience of a single point of contact.”

We believe in providing boutique firm expertise with small firm attention to deliver big firm results” adds Jonathan Marashlian, Managing Partner at The CommLaw Group. “I’m excited about this new offering because it builds on our core philosophy, which is to deliver an unrivaled combination of service and value to firms in search of guidance and thoughtful solutions to the regulatory compliance puzzle during this unprecedented era of technological convergence and legal uncertainty”.

SureTax delivers the most robust, real-time and accurate tax calculations in the complex world of telecommunications. We understand the nuances of telecom and by using the robust content of CCH we are able to address the specialty rules that apply to emerging areas such as VoIP, Wireless and Digital Goods. By teaming SureTax with TaxConnex and The CommLaw Group we have a robust offering that delivers insightful, expert solutions to telecommunications providers” adds Mike Sanders, President of SureTax.

Interested telecommunications firms should contact Brian Greer for more information.

 

About TaxConnex

TaxConnex is America’s leading independent sales and use tax outsourcing and consulting firm. Using a team of experienced tax and accounting professionals, TaxConnex provides sales tax outsourcing, sales tax consulting and sales tax emergency response services to businesses of all sizes with a focus on technology companies, small and mid-sized businesses, and VoIP providers.  TaxConnex provides a complete set of highly customer intimate services including end-to-end compliance, data analysis, remittance, reporting, notice resolution, question handling, proactive suggestions, straightforward advice, and audit support.  TaxConnex is your “on-call” Sales & Use Tax Department.

About The CommLaw Group

The CommLawGroup believes that compliance is more than just accurate, on-time filing. It’s an opportunity to competitively position your organization within the communications industry. The CommLaw Group engineered a full spectrum of compliance services for telecom firms that are striving to minimize risk exposure without incurring wasteful costs or sacrificing business opportunity. Through their affiliated consultancy, The Commpliance Group, they tackle the full range of compliance administration needs through a variety of services- from Do-it-Yourself web-based solutions, to flat fee regulatory reporting, to full-service compliance management. The CommLaw Group regularly interfaces with our compliance consultants to address risk management, offer interpretive guidance, and manage escalated issues that necessitate legal counsel and defense–all to facilitate total compliance without sacrificing competitive positioning.

About SureTax

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the SureTax team has been serving the Telecom market for decades and understands the nuances of transaction tax on Telecom services – including Traditional Long Distance, Local, Mobile, VoIP, Prepaid, Cable, Bundled Services, Internet, and Digital Goods. The technology team behind SureTax specializes in software engineering for high security, high-volume transaction processing systems and has delivered solutions that drive mission critical transactions for enterprise clients since 1993. For more information, visit us on-line at www.suretax.com.

 

Topics: telecom tax