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 How to Quickly Register for Sales Tax in New States

March 16, 2020 

How to Quickly Register for Sales Tax in New States

Taxing remote sales is relatively new. Since the first states established their sales tax systems in the 1930s, states have had limited taxing authority over businesses based in other states. Indeed, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled more ...

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February 27, 2020 

Avalara Announces RSM as Diamond Sponsor of CRUSH in St. Louis

The conference, themed The Future of Tax Compliance — Now, will take place May 12–14, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri, bringing together experts and practitioners at the forefront of the complex world of tax compliance. CRUSH attendees will have ample ...

 Kansas Pushes for Marketplaces to Collect Sales Tax for Third-Party Sellers

February 26, 2020 

Kansas Pushes for Marketplaces to Collect Sales Tax for Third-Party Sellers

Marketplace facilitators may be responsible for collecting and remitting tax on third-party sales as early as October 1, 2020. Currently, marketplaces in Kansas aren’t responsible for tax on all sales made through their platform — just for the tax on their direct sales. Since marketplace sellers may not be collecting tax on those sales either, Kansas...…

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 Tax Season Liability Issues for Tax Pros

February 3, 2020 

Tax Season Liability Issues for Tax Pros

Many professional liability claims arise because the tax pro had insufficient time to properly review client information received and an otherwise avoidable error is made on the client’s tax return. To help reduce this risk, be proactive and contact ...

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January 21, 2020 

Grant Thornton Launches Indirect Tax Platform

The platform bridges the various indirect tax management functions into one simplified workflow, easing the compliance burden in addition to providing insight for strategic management.

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December 19, 2019 

The Wackiest Sales Tax News of 2019

Some of the wackiest sales tax tales in 2019 centered on remote sales tax. States won the right to tax remote sales only recently, with the United States Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21, 2018) — and implementation ...