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What was new in September for state sales and use taxes

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Auditors reported problems with the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers. Arkansas , Massachusetts , New York , Texas and Tennessee were among states that recently beat year-over-year or projected sales tax revenues. Blue bayou.

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Friday Footnotes: Behemoth Big 4 Firms Get Behemothier; Audits Get Harder; Eliminate Clients! | 11.11.22

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The next generation of accountants and auditors is in demand, but Ben Lansford, an accounting professor and director of the Master of Accounting program at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University explained why some are hesitant. Many auditors responding to the FERF study noted an increase in effort by their teams (68%).

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Friday Footnotes: Tim Ryan Works Too Hard; Fake CPA Gets Violent Over QuickBooks Files; PwC PR | 10.20.23

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Investigators say Williams’ work came under suspicion when the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and an independent auditor were unable to reconcile his reports on the court’s finances for the year 2020. Many records and documents requested by auditors were not provided by Williams and had been transferred to his personal laptop.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

Going Concern

EisnerAmper Digital is merging with Louisiana-based Postlethwaite & Netterville which has offices in Mississippi. “We The models can read documents and pull-out information that auditors are looking for. “It The firm continues to stand by its audits, which were conducted in accordance with those professional standards.”

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Sales Tax Issues for Online Retailers

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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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What’s new in sales tax?

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Auditors slapped Amazon with some $12.5 The Foundation found that the five states with the highest average combined state and local sales tax rates are Louisiana (9.56%), Tennessee (9.55%), Arkansas (9.45%), Washington (9.38%) and Alabama (9.29%). million in taxes, penalties and interest for the first three months of 2016.

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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 firm, Horne LLP, is currently facing possible investigation following reports that some employees intentionally mismanaged the administration of a federal $147 million relief fund for Louisiana homeowners, receiving money themselves from the very grant program they were contracted to administer for individuals in actual need.

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