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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of BNA Sales Tax Rates

BNA Sales and Use Tax Rates and Sales and Use Tax Forms are both available online for easy anytime/anywhere access. With the ability to support multiple business entities, both products are truly designed for the tax professional, though businesses ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Vertex SMB

Vertex SMB is a good choice for professional accountants, as well as small to mid-sized businesses that desire a product that will calculate sales and use tax as well as process and file returns. The Preferred Partner Solution; a partnership ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2016 Review of Avalara AvaTax

June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Avalara AvaTax

Avalara offers a variety of sales tax and related products that are well suited to end users such as small to mid-sized businesses, e-commerce sellers, as well as accounting firms and CPA’s that are handling client sales tax calculations and returns.

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2016 Review of Avalara TrustFile

June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Avalara TrustFile

TrustFile from Avalara, is an ideal fit for small businesses and e-commerce merchants looking for an automated way to process, fill, and file tax forms for all 50 states. TrustFile works closely with AvaTax to calculate accurate sales and use tax ...

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of CCH SureTax

One of the more unique aspects of SureTax is the ability to calculate taxes for a variety of vertical markets including Retail, Communications, Energy, Construction, and Restaurants, along with general sales and use tax. The product is a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Systems

With the complicated rules, and the inordinate amount of time it would take today’s business owner to research and implement tax rates for cities, counties, states, and even countries, it’s imperative that today’s business owners invest in a software ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

Survey Shows Top Five U.S. Telephone Scams

Almost nine out of ten Americans (89%) receive unwanted calls each month according to a recent survey which has also revealed the top 5 types of scam people have fallen victim to.

 States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

June 13, 2016 

States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

Business tax non-compliance is a problem that plagues states across the U.S., but could be improved if states were able to more easily share data, according to new research by the Governing Institute. The survey of tax and revenue officials across 29 ...

 Almost 2/3 of Millennials Don’t Have A Credit Card

June 13, 2016 

Almost 2/3 of Millennials Don’t Have A Credit Card

Overall, the poor and less educated are the least likely to own credit cards. 72% of people who make less than $30,000 per year do not own a credit card, compared to only 18% of those who are card-less and make over $75,000.

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June 13, 2016 

Asset Managers Increase Focus On Risk Management Coordination

Asset managers continue to struggle with implementing a coordinated risk management approach across their organization, despite risk governance becoming a CEO and board-level priority for asset managers, according to EY's Risk management gaining ...