September 23, 2014
Sales Tax Software Company Receives Patent
A Northwest Arkansas software company earlier this month received one of only 15 sales tax-related patents ever issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
September 17, 2014
Online Service Automates Sales Tax Preparation, Filing and Payment
Cloud sales tax software maker TaxJar launched its new AutoFile system, a cloud-based service that automates filing of state sales tax returns and payments for online and storefront retailers. For the first time, sellers who previously would spend ...
September 12, 2014
How to Prepare for a Sales Tax Audit
The sales and use tax audit could possibly be one of the biggest challenges that your business clients will face. If you are working with a client who has been selected for an audit, you are now tasked with proving that the client remitted the correct amount of sales tax to the state Department of…
September 12, 2014
Are Your Clients Likely to Face a SALT Audit?
Historically, a business' gross revenues follow seasonal patterns and even a small change in gross revenue should result in a small change in the associated accounts. In an attempt to discover why one established contractor was selected for audit, I reviewed their sales tax filings and created the below table.
September 12, 2014
70% of Americans Support Marketplace Fairness, Online Sales Tax
Seven in ten Americans support legislation requiring sales-tax collection at the time of purchase, according to a poll of 1,016 U.S. consumers conducted for the International Council of Shopping Centers.
September 8, 2014
Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus
Cloud sales tax and compliance systems provider Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with PayPlus Software, Inc., (www.payplus.com), a payroll and employee management software company serving the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry.
September 4, 2014
Online Sales Tax System TaxJar Now Integrates with Square
TaxJar, an online service that manages sales tax filing for ecommerce merchants, has announced the availability of its service to all Square sellers. More business owners can now easily eliminate the complexity and time involved in filing state and local sales tax by linking their TaxJar and Square accounts.
September 1, 2014
Armanino Names Amazon Veteran as General Counsel
Armanino LLP, the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California, announced today the appointment of Chris Carlberg as its first General Counsel in the firm's history. Chris is responsible for overseeing all legal work for the firm as well as advising on business policy and overall governance.
August 25, 2014
Kansas Official Says Sales Tax Exemption Program too Political
Kansas Secretary of Revenue Nick Jordan told Wichita Republicans Friday that the state's system for giving sales tax exemptions to charities is too political -- and politics will probably keep it from getting changed.
August 19, 2014
Will and Stanky T Sing the Sales Tax Blues
Many companies know the cure for the payroll blues (implementing the right technology), but now there's also a cure for the sale tax blues. Watch and learn, then take a look at the automated sales tax solutions from Avalara.
August 12, 2014
How to Start or Expand a SALT (State and Local Tax) Practice
The first thing you should do NOW, and the one thing you should not do, at least not yet.
August 11, 2014
Taxes a Problem for Legal Marijuana Sellers
A new tax snag that has hit marijuana stores could cause delays in new openings, higher product prices, and even closures of newly opened stores.