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A Strategic Timeline for Implementing a Sales Tax Strategy and Process - Part 2 | TaxConnex

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A job as intimidating as setting up a system to handle your sales tax obligations can be a lot easier if you have an idea how long it will take. As with most aspects of sales tax, there are no fixed answers, but we can give you an idea. Part of your decision in this case rests with how long you’ve had sales tax exposure.

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Time constraints surrounding sales and use tax

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Sales and use taxes have their deadlines, too – a dizzying number to follow, potentially with bad consequences if you miss even one. A lot of complications Currently, sales tax across the U.S. Some states have a flat sales tax rate that applies throughout the state, resulting in a simple sales tax return.

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Retailers/ecommerce companies face special sales tax challenges

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Our third annual survey of financial professionals revealed a sales tax storm in many industries. Retail/eCommerce respondents to our survey reported challenges such as audits, timely filing of sales tax returns and charging the correct sales tax. Yet these companies are unhappy about they handle sales tax.

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The Big 3 Barriers to Managing Sales Tax

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Think you’re the only one worried about sales tax compliance? According to our third annual Sales Tax Market Survey you’re not. Our company is highly acquisitive and this results in lack of consistency when it comes to billing, accounting and reporting,” said one survey respondent. Added a third respondent: “We need help now.”

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Managing sales tax: Are businesses satisfied with the additional effort?

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Our third annual survey of financial professionals across accounting, manufacturing, construction, software and technology, retail/eCommerce, telecom and others showed that many industries face sales tax challenges and that financial leaders continue to lean on internal resources to get the job done. What’s keeping them up at night?

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Why are there so many due dates for sales tax?

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State sales tax is another beast altogether, with a dizzying number of deadlines – and, potentially, serious consequences for missing one. Our  third annual survey  of financial professionals across various industries showed that many face sales tax challenges related to these filing deadlines. Currently, sales tax in the U.S.,

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How not to tank your sales tax audit (part 1)

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If you are a business that must collect and remit sales tax, an audit is probably one of your biggest fears. Rightly so: Sales tax audits can find fault with a variety of your operations and can cost you big– if the determination goes against you. Determining where you have nexus is key to determining your sales tax liability.

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