TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Your sales tax obligations depend on knowledge and that knowledge often resides in a professional tax specialist (usually an accountant) who helps your company meet its sales tax obligations. This is a complicated time for sales tax obligations – and a terrible time to try to hire an accountant.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

At TaxConnex, we work with telecommunications service providers  of all sizes.  Many are existing MSPs (Managed Service Providers) or IT management companies that would like to expand their service offering and become “stickier” with their clients. Exempting the regulatory charges and the USF fee can be more challenging.  

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TaxConnex

JULY 25, 2023

If you’re a telecommunications services company, you face greater trials than other businesses when complying with federal, state and local jurisdictions. In addition to state and local taxes, your business may also be subject to various federal and state regulatory obligations.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

does not free you from the complexities of sales tax. In many countries, you will run into some kind of sales tax – familiar if you’re used to selling in the U.S., There are also different place-of-supply rules for goods versus services and whether the recipient of the supply is a business or a private individual.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Clubs and dues have been around for decades, but the rise of certain memberships – and the ability to sell them over the internet – have also raised the question of whether memberships incur sales tax. Health and fitness club In some states membership in one of these creates a sales tax obligation; in others it doesn’t.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 26, 2024

We are at the end of Q1 of 2024 and continue to discuss how to ensure your business is set up to get sales tax right in 2024. If you’re like the over 49% of businesses who participated in our annual sales tax trends survey and are unsatisfied with the way you are managing sales tax, then you’re in the right place.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In almost all states now, any derived revenue for your company will create nexus for the company making that revenue ($100,000 revenue or 200 transactions in a year, for instance). These thresholds vary state to state and change often, with Missouri being one of the latest to enact economic nexus. Yet again, this can vary.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Johns County, Florida, received a $750 credit from Amazon after discovering that the marketplace facilitator had been overcharging her for sales tax for more than a decade, news reports said. New York state sales tax collections jumped 2.5%

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

The domestic sales tax landscape in the United States has been in a constant state of flux over the last decade. In fact, the 2023 Vertex End-of-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report shows that a total of 444 sales tax rate changes took place across all U.S. state and local jurisdictions.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 31, 2023

Online selling of products and services triggers sales tax obligations today like never before – and has ever since the Supreme Court’s 2018 Wayfair decision unleashed economic nexus on e-commerce merchants nationwide. Some businesses can manage the calculation of sales tax without separate sales tax software systems.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

You’ve learned what states you have nexus in and you know where your products/services are taxable. Now it’s time to register with the states to collect and remit sales tax. You complete your sales tax registrations and file them with the departments of revenue or taxation in each state. Where to begin?

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 15, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Midyear sales tax. The Tax Foundation released its “State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2023” report of the 45 states (and the District of Columbia) that collect statewide sales taxes and the 38 states where local sales taxes are collected.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. Social Security Tax : Employers and employees each contribute 6.2%

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 18, 2024

What’s the latest brewing today in sales tax? Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision largely opened sesame for states to begin economic enforcing nexus thresholds. Physical nexus standards – such as having offices, staff or inventory in a state – had long mandated that retailers had to collect and remit a state’s sales tax.

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TaxConnex

JULY 29, 2021

Sales tax is complex for any business selling into multiple states. But there are specific states and jurisdictions that make it extra confusing for those trying to maintain compliance. Chicago is a home rule city and taxes several items that are not taxable at the state level. Got all that?

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 19, 2023

With this bustling economy comes a complex tax system, which can be overwhelming and confusing for many taxpayers. Whether you are a small business owner, self-employed, or an individual taxpayer, you may face tax issues such as tax audits, back taxes, and 941 payroll tax problems. Contact us for tax help today.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 10, 2023

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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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While not at all related to sales tax, we thought that as we spend a day to align our seasons and the Earth’s orbit of the sun, we should also discuss how to ensure your processes align with maintaining sales tax compliance in 2024! You should only be collecting sales tax for states and jurisdictions in which you have an obligation.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Remote retail sales just got rockier in Colorado, which has begun imposing a 27-cent fee on every retail delivery made by motor vehicle to a destination in the state. The fee will apply when at least one item is subject to sales or use tax and the delivery is mailed, shipped or delivered by motor vehicle. Popular it’s not. Stay tuned.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Sales tax is a major obligation for your business. Sales tax rates and taxability rules differ by state and even locality. Software that has the rates and taxability rules built-in helps make sure you charge the right sales tax with each purchase. Sales tax calculation software does make sense.

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Just don’t let sales tax turn the situation into a nightmare. Consider: Your new product is not taxed but should have been. In the first year, your sales total is $100,000 (the economic nexus threshold in many states) and grows 20% annually over the next three years, for a total of $364,000 in sales.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 6, 2023

If you’re a company outside of the United States and you look to start selling into America, congratulations – the U.S. It also offers complex sales tax obligations you may not know about. has taxes on sales too – a lot of them. states began enforcing “economic nexus” after the U.S. offers you a huge new market.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Inflation and other spiraling prices have driven states’ lawmakers to consider relief via sales and other taxes. A Kansas House tax committee has approved legislation that would shrink the overall statewide sales tax on general purchases to 6.3%

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 30, 2024

Every now and then something comes along that transforms sales tax. States’ definitions of a “marketplace facilitator” vary almost as much as states’ sales tax laws themselves. How do states handle facilitators? Almost all states also make the facilitator, not the seller, responsible for sales tax.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 3, 2023

Next summer will mark five years since the Supreme Court ignited economic sales tax nexus with the South Dakota v. Many businesses are still trying to figure out how to manage the resulting obligations, but one thing’s clear: Now every state with a sales tax has economic nexus. Missouri becomes the last such state on Jan.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 1, 2022

It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? For some 90 years, states have levied sales tax on goods (West Virginia was the first to do so , in 1921). Sourcing is huge.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

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. The state capital of Juneau reportedly collects $6.2

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 16, 2024

Do you sell software-as-a-service (SaaS)? Then you already have one of the most complicated situations in sales tax. Your tax obligation and liability begin with where you have nexus , the connection between your company and a taxing authority or jurisdiction. Are maintenance or support services involved?

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TaxConnex

MAY 24, 2022

One relatively new development is the complex overlay of sales tax on these transactions. Add internet sales to the mix and you’ve got sales tax obligations sprouting up these days more than ever. About half managed sales tax compliance completely internally and about a third managed it with technology and some internal personnel.).

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 3, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. So what has the pandemic done to states’ coffers? States themselves don’t seem to know yet, according to a recent survey co-sponsored by the Tax Policy Center. Many states still lack details on purchases made online or in person.).

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Cherry Bekaert

MARCH 14, 2024

market, business owners must learn about the federal, state and local tax systems they will encounter. Sales tax in the U.S. is quite different from a value-added tax (VAT) or a goods and services tax (GST) assessed by many other countries. Listen to learn more about: 03:54 – GST tax vs. U.S.

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 22, 2023

Chicago, Illinois is home to numerous businesses and individuals who may face tax-related challenges such as tax audits, back taxes, and payroll tax problems. The process of resolving tax issues can be overwhelming and stressful for taxpayers, and seeking professional (EA, CPA, Lawyer) tax help can be a wise decision.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 12, 2021

NOMAD and sales tax – I’m sure you’ve heard it before. When it relates to sales tax, the NOMAD states refer to the five American states without a statewide sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Delaware. The NOMADs bear watching for changes in how they handle sales tax.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 1, 2023

Except when sales tax becomes involved. And the state or local sales tax you also charged on the purchase? Here it gets complicated: How much did you charge the customer in sales tax? Where was the sale made (and did it incur sales tax based on destination or origin )? When was the return made?

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Salestaxes are no exception.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Sales tax in 2021, though, seemed to move in only one direction: It intensified as even more states hopped on the economic nexus bandwagon and the sales tax burden for online businesses grew. Here’s a look back at some of 2021’s biggest developments in sales tax. Other states intensified their sales tax moves.

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