Sales Tax

 October SALT Checklist

October 21, 2014 

October SALT Checklist

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

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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 30, 2014 

Avalara Enhances Cloud-Based TrustFile Sales Tax System

If you prepare the sales taxes for a small business and it's turning into a headache, Avalara's newly-released update to TrustFile may give you relief. Sales tax technology developer Avalara has released a major update to the cloud-based TrustFile sales t

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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 12, 2014 

How to Prepare for a Sales Tax Audit

The sales and use tax audit could possibly be one of the biggest challenges that your business clients will face. If you are working with a client who has been selected for an audit, you are now tasked with proving that the client remitted the correct amount of sales tax to the state Department of…

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September 12, 2014 

Are Your Clients Likely to Face a SALT Audit?

Historically, a business' gross revenues follow seasonal patterns and even a small change in gross revenue should result in a small change in the associated accounts. In an attempt to discover why one established contractor was selected for audit, I reviewed their sales tax filings and created the below table.

 Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus

September 8, 2014 

Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus

Cloud sales tax and compliance systems provider Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with PayPlus Software, Inc., (www.payplus.com), a payroll and employee management software company serving the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry.

Isaac M. O'Bannon