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More Businesses Are Turning to Automation to Manage Tax on Purchases

CPA Practice

a provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today released findings from a new survey of The survey findings reveal that A majority of businesses believe that use tax is challenging, with many indicating the cost of managing use tax obligations is high for their business. Avalara, Inc. ,

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The new breed of audit

TaxConnex

Even though many audits have shifted to remote audit, the fundamentals of the sales tax audit haven’t changed. The consultancy Agile has cited several stats on sales tax audits, including that one in five small-to-midsize businesses have been audited within the past five years. It’s also changed auditing.

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What triggers a sales tax audit and how do you reduce the risks?

ThomsonReuters

How do you prepare for a sales tax audit? Sales tax auditors examine federal income tax returns to reconcile the gross sales between the federal return, the sales tax return, and the sales recorded in accounting records. Authorities take audits seriously as sales and use tax revenue accounts for nearly a third of state tax revenue.

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