Taxes February 6, 2026
IRS Issues Proposed Rules on Clean Fuel Tax Credit
The Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed regulations Feb. 3 on the clean fuel production credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
September 14, 2021
Untangling Complex Ecommerce Tax Issues in the Tobacco and Vape Industry
Regulators and tax authorities have always kept the tobacco industry tidal with ever-changing regulations, taxation, and licensing. With new products like vapor wafting into the market, ecommerce sales surging, and the ...
September 13, 2021
How to Help Your Client or Business Through a Sales Tax Audit
Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...
September 8, 2021
Sales Tax Complications Add Up Fast
Sales tax management can be particularly confusing for businesses that sell merchandise in more than one tax jurisdiction, as is the case with most online sellers, who frequently sell in all fifty states, as well as in many global destinations.
August 27, 2021
How to Help Your Client or Business Through a Sales Tax Audit
Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...
August 25, 2021
Transaction Tax Will Take Bigger Piece of State and Local Revenue Pie
Nearly 18 months after the pandemic sent states and local jurisdictions searching for emergency funding to keep citizens services running and help prop up economies, the same localities are making transaction tax a bigger part of their revenue streams.
August 23, 2021
Top Trends in State Sales Taxes and Policies
Change is afoot as we come to the end of 2021. As COVID-19 relaxes its stranglehold on the United States, states are considering how tax policies can be adjusted to help mitigate the worst effects of future crises.
August 13, 2021
Avalara Managed Returns for Accountants
Winner of 2021 Innovation Award! Avalara's Managed Returns for Accountants (MRA) was designed specifically to help accounting and tax firms automate the sales tax compliance process for multiple clients that sell to multiple states.
August 11, 2021
Streaming and Collaboration Platforms Can Face Unexpected Communications Taxes
Many companies remain unaware they fall into the category of communications for tax purposes, and the impacts can be severe. At a time when numerous state and local governments are making frequent updates, it’s important for businesses to routinely ...
August 10, 2021
States Revisiting Covid-Inspired Cocktail-to-Go Laws and Taxes
Alcohol-to-go laws in many states have been a lifeline to restaurants and bars throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that restrictions have for the most part lifted, states must decide whether to extend alcohol-to-go policies or allow them to expire.
August 9, 2021
The Growing Need to Streamline Tax Compliance
While there was a time early on when many states copied the South Dakota remote seller threshold of $100,000 in gross sales or 200 individual transactions precisely, this is no longer true. Each state, looking for their own magic set of numbers that ...
August 4, 2021
2021 Innovation Awards Highlight Top Technologies for Accounting Firms
The Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards honor new technologies that help accounting firms and their small business clients operate more efficiently and profitably through improved workflow, increased accessibility, or enhanced collaboration.
July 29, 2021
Avalara for Hospitality Helps Lodging Businesses Manage Tax Compliance
Cloud-based tax compliance automation provider Avalara, Inc. has launched Avalara for Hospitality, a solution for hotel chains, resorts, online travel agencies, property management groups, and short-term rental operators that automates the most onerous...