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Evolution of the Sales Tax Audit: Have Audits Changed with Economic Nexus?

TaxConnex

Bad luck for one, or a customer of yours undergoing their own audit might produce one of your invoices, resulting in the auditor possibly contacting you for an exemption certificate or other documents. An audit of one of your suppliers could turn up one of your exemption certificates for a transaction that the auditor may think is taxable.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

TaxConnex

In Arizona , for instance, sales to nonprofits are generally not exempt but retail sales usually are. During a sales tax audit, one of the first requests from the auditor will be for copies of all exemption certificates for any exemptions claimed on sales tax returns. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

Going Concern

” Interested individuals in the financial services industry — such as tax accountants, forensic accountants auditors, controllers and treasurers — can learn more and apply through the job announcement. More than the number, auditors are exiting big names, which used to be a rarity.

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Friday Footnotes: Anyone Wanna Work in Hollywood?; Profit-Hungry CEOs Love Gen AI; KPMG’s SF Future | 1.19.24

Going Concern

ICYMI | Get Ready for the Future of Auditing [ CPA Journal ] The increasing use of technology is changing how businesses operate, which methodology and technology auditors use, and what career paths they follow. Arizona Auditors Found $1.8 Million in Fraud and Theft in 2023 [ Arizona Mirror ] State audits uncovered more than $1.8

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

Going Concern

The move would boost competition for US law firms, who are already seeing non-lawyer-owned legal operations gaining footholds in states such as Arizona and Utah that are testing new service-delivery models. Britain’s biggest companies and their auditors are playing a £10bn game of musical chairs. Do you have a wandering eye?

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

Withum

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Louisiana are “home rule” states which permit the municipalities or counties to govern themselves with certain restrictions. Also, many states are hiring more sales tax auditors to audit more companies and identify related vendors who may not comply with sales tax.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Eff You, Pay Us; Let’s Complain About Auditing Again; RIP to a Real One | 8.14.23

Going Concern

In this environment of increased scrutiny of auditors, audit firms must double down on a culture of integrity and ensure that they have quality control systems in place to enforce compliance. There’s not any sort of regulation around who can be an auditor ,” Rood said. “My My guess is that changes … but that doesn’t exist today.”

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