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Hurricane Irma Status

September 6, 2017

We’re writing this post for our customers who may be wondering if Hurricane Irma will affect the availability of AccurateTax, as well as sales tax calculations on your website or within your application. First of all, the hurricane shouldn’t affect the uptime of the AccurateTax service, TaxTools plug-ins/modules, or other automated systems. Our services are hosted on redundant systems not located within the path of the storm. We do not anticipate any outages. We are headquartered in central Florida, which is directly in the path of Hurricane Irma. Out of respect for our employees, we are officially closing as of… Read More

5 Reasons You Need Sales Tax Automation

May 5, 2016

Wondering if you really need sales tax automation? Not sure what I’m talking about? Read our introduction to sales tax automation. It’s true that not every business needs sales tax automation, if they have nexus in a single state that either doesn’t have sales tax, or has a single state-wide rate. (Although, even a business whose tax calculations are simple can benefit from the streamlined bookkeeping, reporting, and payment options provided by sales tax automation.) But businesses that have nexus in multiple states, or who operate in a state with destination-based sourcing and multiple rates, may find that the cost… Read More

What is Sales Tax Automation?

April 5, 2016

If you’ve worked in e-commerce for long, you may have come across the term sales tax automation. It sounds fancy and complicated, but it’s really just the idea of taking your sales tax collection, remittance, and filing procedures, and making it all happen automatically. Exactly what is this sales tax process? 1. Determine the Sales Tax Rate The first thing that needs to happen, while a customer is checking out on your website, is determining what tax rate should apply to each item being purchased. At first glance this may sound simple. But if you operate in multiple states, or… Read More