Sales Tax

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November 19, 2015 

State and Local Sales Taxes Increase Across U.S.

The U.S. average combined sales tax rate increased marginally in the third quarter with an increase in the number of indirect tax changes, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.

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November 17, 2015 

Let’s Talk Turkey (And Sales Taxes)

Turkey and taxes. The U.S. has a long history of both. And in 2010, the two converged in Virginia as part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition where tribal and state leaders pay homage to a more than 330-year-old treaty: then-governor Bob McDonnell was ...

Kerry Alexander

 EPiServer Joins Avalara Partner Community

November 17, 2015 

EPiServer Joins Avalara Partner Community

This partnership gives EPiServer the ability to bring indirect tax automation to its growing customer base in Europe and the United States. Avalara’s service allows businesses of all sizes to stay current with constantly changing rates and rules ...

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November 16, 2015 

A Guide on Sales Tax Bonds: What, When, Who and Why

Sales tax bonds– or tax bonds as they are often called– are an umbrella name for a number of different tax bonds that state or local governments mandate from businesses, as a pre-licensing requirement. In these cases, a business license cannot be ...

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November 2, 2015 

Year-End Insights for State and Local Taxes

The deduction for taxes claimed on Schedule A includes amounts paid for state and local income taxes such as the taxes withheld from your paychecks and any estimated taxes paid during the year. It also includes property taxes if you’re a homeowner.

Ken Berry, JD

 Avalara TrustFile Debuts on New Weebly App Center

October 28, 2015 

Avalara TrustFile Debuts on New Weebly App Center

Weebly, a global service that lets any merchant create a high ­quality website, is working with Avalara to bring sales tax automation solutions to aspiring, newly-established and fast-growing online merchants. With Weebly and Avalara TrustFile ...

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October 28, 2015 

CPA.com Partners with Vertex SMB for Sales Tax Solutions

Businesses that sell online or operate in multiple states can find it daunting to stay compliant with ever-changing regulations from a host of jurisdictions and taxing authorities. Vertex SMB’s tax calculation and returns platform helps CPA firms and ...

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October 22, 2015 

The Pros and Cons of Sales Tax Holidays – A Mixed Blessing

Most tax holidays focus on back-to-school savings with discounts on school supplies, clothing and computers. A few provide discounts on hurricane preparedness and Energy Star products. Louisiana and Mississippi, famously, offer tax holidays for ...

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October 15, 2015 

2015 Review of Real Business Solutions – W2 Mate

W2 Mate, from Real Business Solutions, allows users to easily create, report, file, and print year end compliance forms such as 1099’s and W-2’s. Good integration capability allows users to import data from other applications for easy form processing.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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October 15, 2015 

The 5 Major Pains of Sales Tax Filing and Remittance

In an effort to increase income and cash flow, a number of jurisdictions are adding prepayment requirements for larger tax amounts. Prepayment requires payments to be made to jurisdictions on a different filing schedule, sometimes more than once a month.