Sales Tax

 Sabrix — Sabrix MTS

February 26, 2019 

Sabrix — Sabrix MTS

5527 characters 866-472-2749 www.Sabrix.com Sabrix MTS (Managed Tax Service), which was acquired by Thomson Reuters in late 2009, is an advanced managed outsourced sales and use tax solution for companies with medium- to high-volume sales tax compliance needs and is best suited for companies that prefer to completely outsource the sales and use tax process....…

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November 6, 2014 

Even the Self-Employed Can Face Sales Tax Issues

Do you have clients that began a business out of a spare bedroom, garage or basement? These entrepreneurs may start off as self-employed individuals, selling their wares on e-bay or etsy or at flea markets. In some cases, a humble beginning ...

Ken Berry, JD

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November 5, 2014 

The Best and Worst States for Taxes in 2015

The Multistate Tax Foundation (MTF) recently issued its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index report, a benchmarking report that enables state governments and others to compare their tax systems with other states. Ideally, those states that rank ...

Gail Perry

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October 10, 2014 

How Does the Marketplace Fairness Act Affect Use Taxes?

While almost everyone has heard of sales tax, many business owners are unaware that most states have a “use tax.” State laws treat sales and use tax as two separate taxes, but in reality they act in concert to complement each other.

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September 23, 2014 

Sales Tax Software Company Receives Patent

A Northwest Arkansas software company earlier this month received one of only 15 sales tax-related patents ever issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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September 5, 2014 

Imaging Science & Services, Inc. — TEAMS & LineLink

866-723-7409 www.issimage.com With thousands of jurisdictions across the country that have varying sales and use tax rates, the various filing requirements and frequencies of the 45 states that have sales taxes, and the potential penalties that can result from errors or missed deadlines, sales tax compliance can be complicated enough. But another significant challenge for...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Avalara — AvaTax

877-780-4848 www.Avalara.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit Businesses with sales across dozens, hundreds or even more taxing jurisdictions across the United States and Canada, with the need to automate tax rate lookup into their sales and ecommerce systems. Strengths Seamless integration into accounting system Rates are maintained by Avalara, no updates required...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Thomson Reuters — ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Sales & Use Managed Services

888-885-0206 http://onesource.thomsonreuters.com/indirect-tax/   2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Fit Mid-sized and larger enterprises with significant sales tax liability exposure across a large number of jurisdictions who want to automate rate management and outsource compliance functions. Strengths Complete tax lifecycle management from tax determination to returns preparation & remittance Automated rate lookup & application Hands-free/hassle-free...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

CFS Tax Software, Inc. — CA and NY Sales Tax Preparer

800-343-1157 www.taxtools.com     2011 Overall Rating 4   Best Fit: Small and mid-sized businesses with multiple locations and reporting requirements in CA or NY, or firms managing multiple businesses with such requirements. Strengths: Easy to use Gross summary reports E-filing to CA PDF output Good client communication templates Multi-client management tools Automation of system...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

Electronic Sales & Use Tax, Inc. — eFileSalesTax.com

877-584-2309 www.eFileSalesTax.com     2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit: Generally small and mid-sized businesses, or accounting firms managing multiple such businesses, with filing requirements in CA, CO, FL or IL. However, some very large national retail outlets also use the system, particularly for CA and CO. Strengths: Very easy-to-use E-filing of returns to...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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September 5, 2014 

BNA Software – BNA Sales & Use Tax Rates and Forms

800-424-2938 www.BNAsoftware.com      2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Fit: Mid-sized and larger businesses with growing SALT compliance complexity, and firms managing compliance for multiple entities. Also businesses wanting comprehensive tax tables for export into their live sales and accounting systems. Strengths: Very easy-to-use Comprehensive: All U.S. jurisdictions PDF, Excel, XML, CSV, Text output...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon