May 8, 2014
Bitcoin Goes Legit
One of the leading developers of online sales and use tax automation software has developed the first such system to support bitcoin and other virtual online currencies.
May 6, 2014
Alliance Focuses on Helping Accounting Firms with State and Local Taxes
State and local taxes are a complex web of thousands of jurisdictional rules, and it isn't Charlotte waiting at the end of the web. Instead, there are revenue hungry state and local taxing authorities who are looking for back taxes, penalties and interest.
April 29, 2014
Avalara Acquires Zytax Energy Tax Solutions
The online sales and use tax automation provider Avalara, Inc., has acquired the entire line of Zytax energy-related tax automation solutions for U.S. and international jurisdictions. Incorporating Zytax’s products now provides retail fuel and energy companies with a single source for all their transactional tax processing needs. Avalara acquired the Zytax offering from FuelQuest, a…
April 28, 2014
Proposed Illinois Soda Tax Losing Its Fizz
Two bills introduced in February call to impose a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. For a 12-ounce can of soda, the tax would add 12 more cents. The price of a twelve-pack would increase by $1.44 and another $2.88 would be added to the cost of a 24-pack.
April 21, 2014
Ranking the Best & Worst States for Local Taxes
The tax season may be over now, with most Americans having filed their returns before last week's April 15 deadline, but federal and state income taxes are just one part of the myriad of taxes that people pay.
April 17, 2014
Avalara Offers Free Sales Tax Solution for Small Online Businesses
With the potential of a national sales tax coming, the prospect of trying to comply with many states and local sales tax regulations could be a nightmare for small companies who sell things over the internet. Fortunately, small online businesses and ecommerce sellers now have access to a free sales tax reporting system from Avalara.
April 14, 2014
Maryland CPA Society Partners with Avalara for Sales Tax Resources
In a move that will let accounting and tax professionals in Maryland have faster access to real-time sales and use tax information, cloud-based tax automation vendor Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with the Maryland Association of CPAs, a professional membership-based organization comprised of over 9,000 CPAs.
April 7, 2014
Illinois CPA Society Partners with Avalara for Sales Tax Data
The Illinois CPA Society and sales tax automation provider Avalara, Inc. have formed a strategic alliance that gives the state's professional association of Certified Public Accountants no-cost access to up-to-date sales and use tax (SUT) and valued added tax (VAT) tools, and related resources to better assist their clients and/or their employers in this rapidly…
March 26, 2014
Marjiuana Tax Revenues Drop in Pueblo, Colorado
The second month of legal recreational marijuana sales in Pueblo saw three more stores open and $4,000 less in sales tax revenues collected by the county.
March 26, 2014
New Integration Solution Connects SAP ERP Software with Thomson Reuters Indirect Tax
The new new global integration framework can give businesses more accurate and efficient process for ensuring tax policies and reports are maintained and easily accessible everywhere they do business.
March 24, 2014
Minnesota Legislature Approves New Tax Deal
Both houses of the Legislature passed a bill Friday to cut income and sales taxes by $443 million over the next 15 months. Gov. Mark Dayton signed it as soon as it reached his desk Friday evening.
March 17, 2014
Indiana Cracks Down on Sales Tax Violators
Businesses that fail to pass along sales taxes collected from customers to the state could be next in line for the Indiana Department of Revenue's ramped-up enforcement efforts.