March 01, 2012
Make sure you document which transactions are or aren’t taxable Not everything that is sold is necessarily subject to state sales or use tax. Each state has different regulations governing what is and what is not exempt from the collection and remittance of tax. One general rule of thumb is
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March 2012 March 2012 By Angel Sauer Sales Tax Research Team Leader In Alabama, the sales and use tax rate increased for the town of Ragland. In Arizona, the sales tax rate increased for the county of La Pas. In Oklahoma, the sales tax rate decreased for the county of Kingfisher. In West Virginia,
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Spot-On Online Lookup now available Spot-On identifies sales tax jurisdictions right to the door step! We are thrilled to announce that our newest product – Spot-On – is now available for sale to the public. Spot-On is an Online Lookup service that provides sales and use tax data at the door-step level (exact
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Tax Rate Changes For February 2012 Tax Rate Changes For February 2012 By Angel Sauer Sales Tax Research Team Leader In Alabama, the sales tax rates changed for the cities Valley, Morris, and Westover. In Colorado, the sales tax rates changed for the counties and cities taxed by the Regional Transportation District
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Sales tax rate changes January 2012 Sales tax rate changes January 2012 By Angel Sauer Sales Tax Research Team Leader In Arkansas, the sales tax rates changed for the cities of Batesville, Carlisle, Cherokee Village, Gurdon, Little Rock, Marmaduke, Paragould, and Rockport. In Colorado, the sales tax rates changed for the cities
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based on origin or destination based on origin or destination By Charles F. Spielmann It’s important for businesses to know not only which sales tax laws apply to the products and services they provide, but also whether the source of the sales tax rate is based on origin or destination.
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survive an audit survive an audit States have been under enormous pressure to balance budgets without raising taxes. With so many Americans still unemployed or under-employed, states are bringing in reduced sales and income tax revenues while being asked to provide expanded social services. As a result, states have been
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sales tax nexus sales tax nexus Basic rules about establishing nexus How do you know whether your business has established sales tax nexus in a given state? There are no uniform, across-the-board set of laws that apply across all states. While each state has its own specific laws, in general, nexus
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We all know about state-wide sales taxes, but do you know what you’re paying locally? By Lucinda Rowlands Retail sales taxes are often represented as a flat rate for each of the 50 states. In fact, many online shopping carts only allow merchants to input a single rate per
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Use Tax What is this thing called Use Tax? What is Use Tax? Use tax is a type of sales tax on imposed on purchases made outside a home state when sales tax has not been paid. Goods are subject to either sales tax, but not both. Use tax, unlike
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Rivlin-Domenici plan Rivlin-Domenici plan A federal Debt Reduction Sales Tax could be around the corner What is the Rivlin-Domenici Plan? The Rivlin-Domenici plan, named for co-sponsors Alice Rivlin, Democrat and former Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, and former Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), was unveiled November 17, 2010
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