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3 Components of Sales Tax to Not Forget

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You might think that collecting the tax and filing a tax form is all you need to be sales tax compliant. Ideally, all your sales tax calculations are managed in one system to produce a single report each month with details of all your sales and use tax liabilities. Knowing When and How to Remit Payments.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #8 Unallowable Expenses

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These costs must be recorded in separate general ledger accounts to be easily identified and excluded from any billing. Bad Debt – both actual and estimated losses from uncollectible accounts receivable including collection costs and legal costs are not allowed. This includes penalties for late taxes.

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5 Crucial Pieces of Your Sales Tax Compliance Filing Process

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Once you’ve determined your requirement to collect and remit sales tax, you’ve set-up a process to charge sales tax, and you have registered with each required state, you need to consider how you will manage the return filing process. Contact us to learn more about how we can take sales tax completely off your plate.

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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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Reconciliation in Accounting: Difficulties in Reconciling the Accounts

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However, these indicators are only good when you reconcile the accounts properly. The account reconciliation process is an integral part of business, which helps to connect accounting with bank statements, records with cash, and protect the business from any discrepancies. . What is account reconciliation?

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5 Steps to a Complete Sales Tax Filing Process

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Sales tax is more complicated than ever, especially in a post-Wayfair world. And what’s worse is that everyone who says they’re simplifying sales tax is still leaving the hardest parts – and the liability – up to you. Don’t let sales tax compliance overwhelm you.

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Why Your Accounting/ERP System Is the Key To Successful Business Tax Preparation 

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It’s that time of year – welcome to your tax season activities. Struggling With Tax Compliance and Data Management? Inter-company and Transfer Pricing Transactions ; distinguishing entries between related entities or groups for proper reporting on consolidated tax returns. Lessen the external auditor’s (e.g.,