State and Local Taxes June 16, 2026
District Court Refuses to Shake Up SALT Cap
If your clients reside in a state where they would qualify for such a workaround, act sooner rather than later.
June 12, 2015
Online Sellers Face Sales Tax Complications
Raise your hand if you have one or more clients who recently started up an online business recently and are confused about the state sales tax implications. Now all of you (or at least most of you) can put your hands down.
June 5, 2015
AICPA Urges Congress Committee to Approve State Tax Simplification Act
The American Institute of CPAs is urging the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law to approve H.R. 2315, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015.
May 15, 2015
3 Tips to a Better SALT Engagement Letter
The engagement letter not only sets out what services you will provide, it lays the groundwork for the client's role in making those services achievable. You can describe your plan to prepare tax returns, but that plan is contingent on the client ...
May 15, 2015
Negotiating SALT Credits and Incentives with Multiple States and Localities
With the economy finally showing some signs of life, businesses are looking to invest and grow. When you have discussions with your clients, do not forget to ask them about their planned capital expenditures, hiring plans, and training needs.
May 13, 2015
Avalara Launches SALT-in-a-Box to Help SMBs and Accounting Pros Stay Compliant with Local Taxes
Compliance with state and local taxes (SALT), especially sales and use taxes, could be getting much easier for U.S. small businesses and the accountants who serve them.
May 8, 2015
Tax Amnesty Programs Give Some Individuals and Businesses a Second Chance
Cash-strapped states are looking to tax amnesty programs that give scofflaws a bit of a break on penalties and interest if they own up and pay up. The programs bring needed revenues to states struggling to balance their budgets and encourage taxpayers ...
May 6, 2015
Navigating the Switch from Blended Rates to State-By-State Tax Provisioning
Recent regulatory changes in the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) section 740-10, Accounting for Income Tax, have triggered disruption in the state tax provision area- especially around how organizations calculate deferred tax assets and liabilitie
April 17, 2015
Registered Agents – Who Needs Them?
The selection of a registered agent is not a trivial matter. This agent is required to have a physical address in the state (post office boxes and private rented mailboxes don't count) and be willing to be available during normal business hours to ...
April 17, 2015
SALT: Register With States Where You Conduct Business
Even if the company doesn't have a physical location within a state, in order to sell taxable items and collect and remit sales tax, in most cases, the company must have a business license in the state.
April 8, 2015
Avalara Announces Top Partners for 2014
The Avalara partner awards spotlight the ability of top business partners to recognize the increasing market adoption of cloud compliance solutions, and make intelligent business decisions in marketing Avalara’s compliance solutions to their ...
March 13, 2015
SALT News – State Tax Amnesty Programs
Many states use tax amnesty programs as a way of bringing in additional revenue and, more importantly, get some former taxpayers back on active tax payment duty.
March 10, 2015
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite is First to Offer E-Filing for Indiana S-Corps
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite today announced it is the first to certify an application for electronic filing with the Indiana Department of Revenue, effective immediately. 90,000 Indiana S corporations will now be able to electronically file ...