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June 21, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of South Dakota in Wayfair Sales Tax Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday standardized taxing rules for traditional retailers and online transactions, ruling that states and localities may collect sales taxes on all purchases over the internet. By a 5-4 vote, the justices that ruled that online sellers can be required to collect state and local taxes from customers even if the internet...…
June 19, 2018
Increase Your Firm’s Profits: Add Sales Tax Compliance to Your Services
For years, accountants have heard that our profession is changing. With the advent of new technology, we no longer will be data entry specialists or spend excess billable hours working on tax returns; instead, we have to morph ourselves into trusted ...
June 19, 2018
Avalara Rings NYSE Opening Bell: Stock Nearly Doubles on Opening Day
As ecommerce has made it easier for even small businesses to makes sales to customers across the U.S. and around the world, Avalara's technologies have been unheralded in their role. The company's sales tax engine integrates with more than 600...
Taxes June 5, 2018
The 20% Pass-Through Deduction for Musicians
As a tax professional, you surely know about the new 20% tax deduction for “Pass Through” entities under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). If you have musician and other performing art clients, you may have wondered if (and how) they qualify.
June 4, 2018
A Lesson in Tax Basis Taught to us by Almond Trees, of All Things
I keep in touch with an ex-bookkeeper that I sort of mentored. She decided to take the Enrolled Agent Exam but ended up failing Part I and must take it again. When I asked her what she got wrong, she mentioned basis. Basis is a hard concept to ...
May 28, 2018
How Real Estate Giant Zillow Handles Sales and Use Tax Compliance — Part 2
In Part 2 of this interview, Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations for Avalara, continues his discussion with Jason Heckel, Senior Director of Tax at Zillow Group, who describes how he led Zillow in automating their...
May 21, 2018
The Future of the Online Sales Tax “Physical Presence” Nexus Standard – Part Six
If the Court Overturns Quill, Will it Apply Retroactively? Were the Wayfair Court to apply the decision to overturn Quill retroactively, remote sellers, including Wayfair, could argue that this amounts to a discriminatory tax on interstate commerce ...
May 21, 2018
2018 Review of Sales Tax Systems
In this issue, we review several sales and use tax software products that are designed to make managing sales tax functions easier. Many of the products offer tracking and filing in all the necessary states, though a few offer filing capabilities in ...
May 21, 2018
2018 Review of Sales Tax Rates from Bloomberg Tax, Powered by Advantage
Bloomberg Tax Advantage Sales Tax Rates www.bloombergtaxtech.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Formerly BNA Sales Tax Rates, now Sales Tax Rates from Bloomberg Tax, powered by Advantage helps to automate the sales tax calculation process, making it an ideal solution for mid-size, and large businesses, as well as accounting professionals...…
May 21, 2018
2018 Review of Avalara TrustFile
Avalara TrustFile www.trustfile.avalara.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Optimally designed for the small to mid-sized merchant, Avalara TrustFile automates the, preparation and filing of sales tax forms and remittances. For use in all 45 states that have state sales tax, Avalara TrustFile can also be utilized by accounting professionals that...…
May 21, 2018
2018 Review of TaxJar
TaxJar www.taxjar.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. Designed specifically for those that sell on an e-commerce platform, TaxJar can also be used by accountants to manage sales and use tax returns and filings for their clients. TaxJar integrates with a variety of e-commerce platforms including Amazon, Ebay, PayPal, and Magento,...…
May 21, 2018
2018 Review of eFileSalesTax.com
E-File Sales Tax.com www.eFileSalesTax.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems. EFileSalesTax is a web-based sale and use tax compliance program that is well suited for small to mid-sized businesses as well as accounting professionals. eFileSalesTax.com works with multiple platforms, including PC’s, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The product currently supports four...…