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 States Redefine Nexus to Tackle Online Sales Taxes

June 20, 2016 

States Redefine Nexus to Tackle Online Sales Taxes

As the middle of the year approaches, it’s worth taking stock of remote sales tax. Numerous states have enacted or are considering legislation enabling them to collect sales and use tax revenue from remote retailers lacking a physical presence in the ...

Gail Cole

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of CCH Sales Tax Office

Sales Tax Office from CCH is designed as an on-premise product. The product handles real time sales and use tax calculations for multiple business entities or divisions, multiple ERP modules, or even multiple ERP systems.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 13, 2016 

Vertex Indirect Tax O Series

Larger corporations with more complex needs may want to look into Vertex Indirect Tax from Vertex Inc. which offers a host of tax solutions including sales and use tax calculations, along with consumer use tax and VAT. Part of the O Series of ...

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of BNA Sales Tax Rates

BNA Sales and Use Tax Rates and Sales and Use Tax Forms are both available online for easy anytime/anywhere access. With the ability to support multiple business entities, both products are truly designed for the tax professional, though businesses ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2016 Review of Avalara TrustFile

June 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Avalara TrustFile

TrustFile from Avalara, is an ideal fit for small businesses and e-commerce merchants looking for an automated way to process, fill, and file tax forms for all 50 states. TrustFile works closely with AvaTax to calculate accurate sales and use tax ...

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June 13, 2016 

2016 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Systems

With the complicated rules, and the inordinate amount of time it would take today’s business owner to research and implement tax rates for cities, counties, states, and even countries, it’s imperative that today’s business owners invest in a software ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

June 13, 2016 

States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

Business tax non-compliance is a problem that plagues states across the U.S., but could be improved if states were able to more easily share data, according to new research by the Governing Institute. The survey of tax and revenue officials across 29 ...

 State Tax Nexus Getting More Complex

April 25, 2016 

State Tax Nexus Getting More Complex

The state tax arena is fraught with variation, complexity, confusion and ambiguity, which has major implications for U.S. corporations, according to findings from Bloomberg BNA’s 2016 Survey of State Tax Departments, conducted for the 16th consecutive ...

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March 31, 2016 

New Guidance Focuses on Puerto Rico VAT

This coverage comes at a crucial time. On June 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will become the first U.S. jurisdiction to adopt a VAT to replace its sales and use tax regime. The transition to this new scheme began in 2015 and has been controversial.