Sales Tax

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November 17, 2016 

The Basics of Sales Tax Filing for Small Businesses

The rules and procedures for filing sales taxes are completely individual to each state. So it’s imperative to find out what the rules and processes are for each state where you are collecting sales taxes. For those specifics, you can turn to our ...

Scott Peterson

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November 16, 2016 

Businesses Underestimate Impact of Sales and Use Taxes

American sales tax professionals identified interstate tax liabilities (71 percent) and inaccurate data (57 percent) as the biggest risks facing their businesses, according to a new Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting survey on sales and use tax compliance.

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November 1, 2016 

Gillette Co. v. Franchise Tax Board: Why It Matters

If the court had ruled the Compact was a valid choice regardless of state law, then every state would have repealed it. As it stands, the relevance of the Compact is likely to be revisited once all states use only sales to apportion income ...

Gail Cole

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August 16, 2016 

Sales Tax Rates Rise Across U.S.

The U.S. average combined sales tax rate rose slightly in the second quarter due to minimal tax changes in most jurisdictions, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Report from Thomson Reuters.

 Tax Document Management and Analysis Features Added to Avalara CertCapture

August 3, 2016 

Tax Document Management and Analysis Features Added to Avalara CertCapture

Tax compliance automation provider Avalara, Inc. has added new features to its CertCapture solution, enabling businesses to securely capture, manage, and analyze tax compliance documents in real-time. These new features include: A simplified user interface (UI), for use in point-of-sale systems, which was designed with feedback from one of the top “big box” home improvement chain...…

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July 31, 2016 

Taxing Pokemon: States Get In On the Action

Lures aren’t the only way to spend real money in the Pokémon world. Although free to play, “Players can spend real money on PokéCoins, the in-game currency of Pokémon Go.” 99 cents gets you 100 PokéCoins; $99.99 buys you 14,500. According to developer ...

Gail Cole