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How to Maintain Compliance Documentation for Sales Tax Audits | TaxConnex

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Maintaining compliance documentation is crucial for businesses to ensure smooth and successful audits. Proper documentation allows auditors to interpret and verify your financial transactions accurately. Unfortunately, many businesses find themselves unprepared when faced with an audit, lacking the necessary documentation.

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Key Financial Statement Audit Preparation Tips for First-Time Audits

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Control Processes Documentation The business should have clearly defined control processes and segregation of duties that are adhered to regarding cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory (if applicable), payroll and the month-end close process. Explore our general audit preparation guide and video.

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5 Crucial Pieces of Your Sales Tax Compliance Filing Process

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However, the reality is that businesses grow, they acquire other businesses, they change accounting systems, they launch new e-commerce platforms - all resulting in different sales tax processes. These controls will also have to be reviewed periodically and tested to ensure proper operation.

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5 Steps to a Complete Sales Tax Filing Process

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However, the reality is that businesses grow, they acquire other businesses, they change accounting systems, they launch new e-commerce platforms - all resulting in different sales tax processes. These deficiency notices generally have very tight time frames by which you must respond – 5 days, 10 days, etc.

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DFARS Accounting Systems: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy

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The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) outlines specific requirements for contractors’ accounting systems. These systems play a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulations, and effective cost management. What Is an Accounting System?

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How Government Contractors Can Master the Art of Timekeeping

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government contracts account for over $700 billion annually , a significant portion of which hinges on the ability for contractors to “establish and maintain an acceptable accounting system” which includes “timekeeping” and “labor distribution.” This aspect underscores the system’s flexibility while maintaining its rigor.

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10 Bookkeeping Best Practices Every Business Should Outsource

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General Ledger Maintenance Your general ledger serves as the foundation of your accounting system, recording all financial transactions. Outsourcing general ledger maintenance allows trained professionals to ensure every entry is correctly recorded and categorized.