Sales Tax

 Avalara Acquires VATLive.com

December 18, 2014 

Avalara Acquires VATLive.com

The global sales tax solution provider Avalara, Inc. has acquired VATLive.com, a leading global online resource for timely tax news, insight, and rate changes.

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December 18, 2014 

The Weirdest Sales Tax Laws of 2014

A rose may be a rose by any other name, but is a candy bar sales taxable or exempt as a food item? There are more than 8,000 sales taxing jurisdictions in the United States (states, counties, cities and special districts), and many of them find ...

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December 5, 2014 

2015 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Survival Guide

Getting the right tools for the job: The inevitable confusion regarding tax-free sales isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes a sales tax survivor to get it right. With the right game pieces, players, and equipment in place, however, even the most ...

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November 18, 2014 

Business Group Urges GOP to Reconsider Marketplace Fairness Act

The Alliance for Main Street Fairness has released a new video showcasing testimonials from national conservative organizations making the case for the need to pass e-fairness legislation this year. Featured in the video are various conservative thought l

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November 12, 2014 

Avalara Raises $100 Million in Financing

Avalara, a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance, has raised $100 million in a financing round from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 November SALT Checklist

November 11, 2014 

November SALT Checklist

What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for November.

 Sales Tax Is About to Take Center Stage

November 7, 2014 

Sales Tax Is About to Take Center Stage

Once the elections are over, we expect Congress will finally get busy focusing on sales tax legislation. But that's only part of the excitement here at the magazine. It's that time of year when accountants have a bit of time to spare before they ...

Gail Perry

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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 6, 2014 

New “Soda Tax” in Berkeley Isn’t So Sweet

Usually, sin taxes are relegated to perceived vices such as cigarettes and alcohol. But a progressive city in California has approved another sort of sin tax for consumers: an excise tax on artificially sweetened soft drinks. It’s believed that the “soda

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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