Sales & Use Tax Resources
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We know that sales and use tax laws are not the easiest to understand.
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Articles & Videos
Avoid These 5 Sales Tax Software Mistakes
Choosing the right sales tax software is a crucial decision for any business, yet it’s easy to fall into some common pitfalls. Here are five mistakes to steer clear of, presented with relatable metaphors to make them stick!
Safeguard Your Business: 3 Must-Know Pre-Sales Tax Audit Steps
This tax tip is about 3 things you should do before you or your client receives a Notification of Routine Sales and Use Tax audit letter. If you follow these guidelines, your life or at least the audit will be a lot simpler. These measures should be in place before the sales tax audit starts.
Taxable Purchases and Employees
There are differing sales and use tax ramifications when dealing with taxable items given to employees versus items that are sold to employees. The difference is who pays the sales or use tax.
Sales Tax Exemptions- Tax Exempt Customers
Every jurisdiction has sales and use tax exemptions available to certain taxpayers. Exempt organizations include governmental agencies and other exempt entities can include educational, religious, and charitable organizations.
When making sales to exempt organizations, it is important that to obtain the appropriate documentation required to substantiate the tax-free nature of the sale.
Sales & Use Tax Audits- Accounts of Interest
When you are going through at sales and use tax audit, the audit will not only review source documents, but they will also review your accounting records, i.e., the GL. Auditors focus on certain accounts of interest. These are accounts where they know there may be sales and use tax compliance issues.
Addressing Sales and Use Tax Credits
This tip is about what you can do when you discover that you have overpaid sales or use tax on the purchase that you make for your business. As we discussed in an earlier video, there are various sales and use tax exemptions available to purchasers for miscellaneous reasons.
Sales and Use Tax Compliance- Scanning Documents
This sales tax tip is about document retention. Specifically, making sure you have a plan in place when it comes to scanning your documents. We talk about it a lot because it is so important to have a good document retention policy in place, especially in a sales and use tax audit context.
Sales Tax and Bad Debt Write-Offs
In our discussion, we are focusing on bad debts and how they affect the sales and use tax that you report to the taxing authority. We also discuss the importance of documenting which bad debts were written off and how important it is in an audit context.
Top 4 Red Flags About Bad Clients!
Over the course of my career I have regretted becoming engaged by select clients. I thought it would be good to share some of my experience dealing with difficult clients and the red flags that can help other small businesses identify them.
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