New Award to Honor Sales Tax Professionals Applications Open for ‘Sales Tax Nerd’ Award

Are you a sales tax nerd? If you never tire of learning about sales tax and enjoy helping others in your company understand it, you might be eligible for a brand-new award from the Sales Tax Institute.

The Sales Tax Institute will present the first ever Sales Tax Nerd award this fall to celebrate professionals that are dedicated to the study and practice of sales tax. The award will recognize an individual that demonstrates a commitment to learning and a passion for indirect tax.

The award is part of an ongoing mission of the Sales Tax Institute to elevate the status of sales tax and sales tax professionals within the realm of accounting and finance.

To qualify, applicants must have taken at least one Sales Tax Institute course and currently work in sales tax in some professional capacity. Beyond these requirements, the Sales Nerd Award is open to anyone in the sales tax industry that demonstrates passion for the work and commitment to the continuous learning and study of indirect tax. There are no set years of experience or required title or accolades in order to apply.

The winner will receive an award package containing, a scholarship to the Sales Tax Institute and more.

Online applications will be open August 19 – September 6, 2019.

To learn more and to apply, visit the Sales Tax Nerd Award page on the Sales Tax Institute website.

The Sales Tax Institute offers education and resources dedicated to sales and use tax. Our education offerings including signature live in person training for entry level professionals through specialists, monthly live webinars and live online classes for those new to sales tax. Resources include our charts covering Economic and Remote Seller Nexus, Sales Tax Rates, Sales Tax Holidays and Amnesty Programs. The Sales Tax Institute is a division of YETTER Tax and was founded by Diane Yetter in 1996.

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