Taxes

 Avalara partners with accounting firm alliance

July 15, 2013 

Avalara partners with accounting firm alliance

Avalara and AGN International-North America have announced the formation of a new strategic alliance that will enable AGN-NA member firms to access critical sales and use tax (SUT) and value added tax (VAT) information and related resources to better meet member firm clients’ needs.

 Pennsylvania legislature targets property taxes

July 12, 2013 

Pennsylvania legislature targets property taxes

A proposal to replace the school property tax with a higher personal income tax and a higher sales tax is getting closer to majority support in the state Senate but is stalled in the House of Representatives.

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July 10, 2013 

Bill banning audit firm rotation mandate passes U.S. House

On Monday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill that would ban the the potential of mandatory audit firm rotations that have been suggested by the head of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).