202407.22
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Navigating Sales Tax Laws: When to Seek Expert Help

Understanding sales tax laws can be complex and overwhelming. With frequent changes and varying regulations from state to state, it’s easy to feel lost. Whether you’re a business owner trying to comply with new rules or a consumer planning significant purchase, getting expert advice can make all the difference. Sales tax laws vary widely across…

202406.19
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Navigating Sales Tax Exemption Certificates

If you don’t collect sales tax on a taxable sale, you need to validate the exemption by collecting an exemption certificate or resale certificate from your customer. Otherwise, you could be liable for the uncollected tax, associated penalties, and interest.  What is an Exemption Certificate? An exemption or resale certificate is a document that identifies…

202206.08
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California—Sales & Use Tax: Hotel Owners Entitled to Refund

California: Boutique hotel owners (taxpayers) were eligible for refunds of penalties imposed by the City and County of San Francisco for failing to file tax returns on time and failing to pay certain hotel taxes because they demonstrated that they had exercised reasonable care. The taxpayers relied on an employee to file, repay and make…

202202.09
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AL – Convenience Store Operator Properly Taxed

ALABAMA: A convenience store operator was assessed properly under the Alabama sales and use tax law on its retail sales. The taxpayer failed to maintain adequate books and records and didn’t correctly report its sales. The taxpayer did not provide thorough information about its purchases, and, as a result, the Alabama Department of Revenue  determined…

202201.21
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WA: Sales & Use Tax Department Met its Obligation Notifying Taxpayer

WA: A home building and remodeling company were appropriately subject to Washington retail sales tax and business & occupation (B&O) tax as the Department of Revenue met its obligation in notifying the taxpayer of the assessment. The Department of Revenue sends documents to a taxpayer electronically; the taxpayer is assumed to have received the information…

202002.26
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Navigating Sales in a Post-Wayfair Environment

Multistate – Almost two years after the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, most companies know by now that states can require remote sellers with no physical presence to collect sales tax. The taxability of specific items and sales tax exemptions vary by state, so many companies are struggling to determine which items to collect tax on and…

201810.15
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Texas Tax Exempt Organizations: Collecting Sales Tax and One Day Tax-Free Sales

In our last blog we discussed the rules regarding tax exempt purchases by and to tax exempt organizations. When it come to collecting sales tax, tax exempt organizations are required to collect and remit sales tax for all taxable items sold. A sales tax exemption is for purchases and does not cover sales. As with…

201808.31
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Texas Tax Exempt Organizations: Criteria and the Application Process.

TEXAS: Over the next few blogs we will take look at Sales to and Purchases by Tax-Exempt Organizations. For an organization to be granted exemption from paying state sales taxes, there are criteria that must be met. The parent organization must recognize the organization as a subordinate under the group exemption. The group exemption meets…

201704.19
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Florida Made Exemption Permanent for Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment

Florida – The Florida sales and use tax exemption for industrial machinery and equipment previously scheduled to expire on April 30, 2017, has become permanent. Effective July 1, 2016, the exemption for machinery and equipment was expanded to include: Recycling industries classified under code 423930 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (2007) and…