This webinar was held on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:00pm ET
Sponsor: Avalara
Duration: 1 Hour
This webinar is designed for accountants using QuickBooks, Xero, or similar accounting software. Learn how Avalara integrates seamlessly with your existing tech stack, saving time, reducing costly errors, and hear firsthand from a firm that has supported clients through their tax compliance journey. Plus, earn CPE credit!
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Leverage tech solutions to grow your sales tax practice: Explore the tools that can help you automate sales tax compliance and enhance your service offerings.
- Improve efficiency with automation: Discover how to automate tax processes to save time, reduce risk, and free up resources for more valuable advisory services.
- Unlock new growth opportunities: Find out how automated solutions can help you serve more clients without adding extra administrative burdens.
| Program Level | Basic |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Field of Study | Business Management and Organization |
| Advance Preparation Needed | None |
| Delivery Method | Group Internet-Based |
| Recommended CPE Credit | 1 Credit per 50-Minute Session |
| Registration Instructions | Register Online |
| Cost | Free |
| Complaint Resolution | editor@cpapracticeadvisor.com |
Presented by:
John Sallese has over 25 years of tax compliance and audit experience, to include Sales / Use, Telecommunications, income and Property Tax. John has worked in various roles supporting Sales, Marketing, Tax Operations and Processing, Implementation and Training through webinars, speaking engagements and on-site presentations.
Kenji Kuramoto is founder and CEO of Acuity, which has been named a Top Firm for Technology and Top Firm to Work For by Accounting Today. He also co-founded Acuity Invests, which invests in accounting tech, SaaS, fintech, and crypto companies. Prior to Acuity, Kenji was CFO of an Inc 5000 tech company and worked in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen. He has served as an advisor for accounting tech companies such as Intuit, Xero, Gusto, FreshBooks, and Expensify. He holds an accounting degree from Wake Forest University.
Moderated by:
Gail Perry is the editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars. Gail is the author of over 30 books (including Mint.com For Dummies, The Idiot’s Guide to Introductory Accounting, and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income), and she maintains a small tax practice. Gail is a graduate of Indiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She returned to school to study accounting at Illinois State University, earned her CPA, and worked for Deloitte in Chicago for several years as a state and local tax accountant. She has taught introductory accounting and personal finance courses, and she is a former computer applications instructor at the Indiana CPA Society. Gail is a member of the AICPA’s PFS Credential Committee.
Special thanks to our sponsor for supporting this educational session:
Avalara is a team of tax experts and technologists behind one solution for your accounting firm. We live and breathe sales tax and license compliance. We help firms confidently and efficiently provide compliance services to their clients.
From independent operators to midsize businesses and Fortune 100 companies, more than 30,000 customers choose Avalara for tax compliance tools scaled to their needs. You’ll find Avalara all around the world helping accounting practitioners, and their clients, prepare for growth in the global market.
CPA Practice Advisor is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/. For more information regarding administrative policies please contact Isaac O’Bannon at isaac.obannon@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
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Tags: Accounting, Automation, Firm Management, Sales Tax, Taxes, Technology
