October 23, 2014
Avalara, Inc., a provider of cloud-based global VAT and other indirect tax software today announced the appointment of Richard Asquith as Vice President of Global Tax Compliance.
October 21, 2014
Avalara, which makes cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional taxes, has partnered with GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses. Together, GoDaddy and Avalara will bring simple, affordable sales tax
October 10, 2014
While almost everyone has heard of sales tax, many business owners are unaware that most states have a “use tax.” State laws treat sales and use tax as two separate taxes, but in reality they act in concert to complement each other.
October 10, 2014
You probably know the income, sales, and use tax rules in your own state and local jurisdictions without having to do much research. But what if a new client walks in the door and presents you with a tax situation in a state where you have not practiced b
September 30, 2014
If you prepare the sales taxes for a small business and it's turning into a headache, Avalara's newly-released update to TrustFile may give you relief. Sales tax technology developer Avalara has released a major update to the cloud-based TrustFile sales t
September 23, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.