June 11, 2014
In addition to its publishing products, Bloomberg BNA offers two software tools which are designed to help companies and practitioners stay up to date on tax rates and prepare accurate forms.
June 11, 2014
CCH’s sales tax compliance applications are priced based on a range of factors, including the number of entities, the number of returns, and the features purchased. Specific pricing is available upon request.
June 6, 2014
The Year in the Life of a State and Local Tax (SALT) Accountant series is being created with the practitioner in mind. In cooperation with Avalara, each month we'll provide you with the latest news relating to state and local tax issues, updates on federal legislation, checklists and tips for building and improving your SALT…
June 3, 2014
The Sales Tax & Compliance series is being created with the practitioner in mind. In cooperation with Avalara, each month we'll provide you with the latest news relating to state and local tax issues, updates on federal legislation, checklists and ...
May 27, 2014
Sales tax compliance is one of the most volatile issues that many businesses have to deal with, with more than 8,000 taxing jurisdictions across the country. From the state and county-level, to cities and special purpose zones like metro transit authorities.
May 20, 2014
Global payment gateway BlueSnap today announced an integration with Avalara, a leading provider of cloud-based software that delivers a broad array of compliance solutions related to sales tax, VAT and other transactional taxes.
May 18, 2014
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a state law that establishes a sales tax holiday for purchases of a hurricane supplies such as batteries, tarps and portable generators.
May 13, 2014
After several years of head-scratching, the IRS has finally offered guidance on the tax treatment for virtual currencies like Bitcoin (IRS Notice 2014-21). In brief, taxpayers have been advised to treat Bitcoin as property for U.S. tax purposes. But accountants, particularly those with small business clients, are still struggling to get a better handle on…
May 8, 2014
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
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
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
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.