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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. In this case, you might be able to leverage your existing accounting system.

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Time constraints surrounding sales and use tax

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Your online business is painfully aware of tax deadlines for income, payroll, property and other local taxes. 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.

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Retailers/ecommerce companies face special sales tax challenges

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Online retailers and eCommerce companies have been the focal point of taxing jurisdictions and their updated nexus laws for years. Our third annual survey of financial professionals revealed a sales tax storm in many industries. 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. Too much staff time needed.

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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.

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Why are there so many due dates for sales tax?

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If you refer to “filing taxes” most people think of income tax with its annual filing requirement. State sales tax is another beast altogether, with a dizzying number of deadlines – and, potentially, serious consequences for missing one. The states’ call Why no uniformity in sales tax requirements?

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes. There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Exempting groceries from sales tax as American families struggle with inflation and other economic woes is politically tempting. Food for thought. Time for a renovation?

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