Taxes

September 16, 2021 

Estate planning is often in the back of many people’s minds yet tends to be avoided due to the unsettling thoughts and fears regarding death. Nevertheless, estate planning is a necessity for anyone with children, a business, personal assets, or ...

September 16, 2021 

Taxpayers can file now and schedule their federal tax payments up to the Oct. 15 due date. They can pay online, by phone or with their mobile device and the IRS2Go app. When paying federal taxes electronically taxpayers should ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

September 15, 2021 

Nevada used to be on the short list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers could ship alcohol direct to consumers (DTC). With Nevada’s change of heart, the list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers can make ...

September 14, 2021 

Regulators and tax authorities have always kept the tobacco industry tidal with ever-changing regulations, taxation, and licensing. With new products like vapor wafting into the market, ecommerce sales surging, and the ...

September 13, 2021 

Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...

September 8, 2021 

Sales tax management can be particularly confusing for businesses that sell merchandise in more than one tax jurisdiction, as is the case with most online sellers, who frequently sell in all fifty states, as well as in many global destinations.

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 27, 2021 

Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...

August 25, 2021 

Nearly 18 months after the pandemic sent states and local jurisdictions searching for emergency funding to keep citizens services running and help prop up economies, the same localities are making transaction tax a bigger part of their revenue streams.

August 23, 2021 

Change is afoot as we come to the end of 2021. As COVID-19 relaxes its stranglehold on the United States, states are considering how tax policies can be adjusted to help mitigate the worst effects of future crises.

Gail Cole

August 13, 2021 

Winner of 2021 Innovation Award! Avalara's Managed Returns for Accountants (MRA) was designed specifically to help accounting and tax firms automate the sales tax compliance process for multiple clients that sell to multiple states.

August 11, 2021 

Many companies remain unaware they fall into the category of communications for tax purposes, and the impacts can be severe. At a time when numerous state and local governments are making frequent updates, it’s important for businesses to routinely ...

August 10, 2021 

Alcohol-to-go laws in many states have been a lifeline to restaurants and bars throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that restrictions have for the most part lifted, states must decide whether to extend alcohol-to-go policies or allow them to expire.