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Jay Lee

November 18, 2019 

Jay Lee Joins Avalara as CMO

Lee’s appointment comes after the company’s February announcement of new executive team members. Avalara added Amit Mathradas as president and COO, Sanjay Parthasarathy as chief product officer (CPO), and Ross Tennenbaum as executive vice president of ...

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November 18, 2019 

Young Americans and Parents Sacrifice More to Make Rent

As rents continue to steadily rise across the U.S., about a quarter of rentersi say affording their rent payments is difficult or very difficult. To make ends meet, two-thirds of those renters make at least one financial sacrifice to afford their home, and half wouldn’t be able to afford an unexpected $1,000 expense, according to...…

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of Sales Tax Systems

If you own a business, whether you sell items or provide services to your customers, the common denominator is sales tax. If you sell solely in your city or state of residence, chances are you only need to track sales tax for that particular jurisdiction. However, if you sell throughout the U.S. or abroad, your...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of ONESOURCE Indirect Tax

ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance Thomson Reuters https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/products/brands/onesource/indirect-tax/ From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance is a stand-alone system from Thomson Reuters well suited for larger businesses and multi-national corporations that need to calculate a variety of taxes including domestic and global sales and use tax, VAT, and GST. ONESOURCE...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax

Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax Vertex www.vertexCloud.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is a Software as a Service (SaaS) application that offers sales and use tax compliance. Vertex Cloud is well suited for businesses of any size that desire sales and use tax automation and compliance. Vertex Cloud...…

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of eFileSalesTax

efileSalesTax.com www.efilesalestax.com 877-584-2309 From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. efileSalesTax.com is a web-based application that offers sales tax compliance and filing for four states: California, Colorado, Florida, and Illinois. efileSalesTax.com is best suited for small to mid-sized businesses as well as accounting professionals that need to file sales tax exclusively for these...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of Avalara AvaTax

Avalara AvaTax www.avalara.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. Avalara AvaTax is a cloud-based sales tax calculator that is designed to integrate with numerous business and retail applications to provide automatic tax rate lookup and calculations. AvaTax is a good fit for businesses and retailers of any size as well as accounting...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of CCH SureTax

CCH SureTax Wolters Kluwer https://taxna.wolterskluwer.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. CCH SureTax from Wolters Kluwer is a scalable, cloud-based application that can be used as a stand-alone system, and is a good fit for businesses of any size. Along with its standard sales and use tax calculations, CCH SureTax also offers...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of CCH Sales Tax Office

CCH Sales Tax Office Wolters Kluwer www.cchgroup.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. CCH Sales Tax Office from Wolters Kluwer is a stand-alone system well-suited for larger corporations that need to manage sales and use tax for business entities in a variety of locations. CCH Sales Tax Office is deployed as an...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Review of TaxJar

TaxJar www.taxjar.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. TaxJar is designed for businesses that sell products online; it integrates with a variety of popular ecommerce platforms. TaxJar also offers a Tax Advisor plan that is aimed at accounting professionals that offer sales and use tax management to their clients. Top-notch integration with...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 18, 2019 

2019 Overview of Bloomberg Tax – State Tax

Sales & Use Tax Rates Finder Bloomberg Tax State Tax https://pro.bloombergtax.com/state-tax-resources/ From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. Bloomberg Tax’s Sales & Use Tax Rates Finder provides access to real-time tax rates online. The Sales & Use Tax Rates Finder is a feature of Bloomberg Tax’s State Tax offering, combining accurate, up-to-the-date state...…

Mary Girsch-Bock