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Free Sales Tax Economic Nexus Determination
When was the last time you reviewed your sales tax obligations across states other than the one(s) where you have a physical office? Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many states are losing much needed revenue due to a decline in tourism, dining out, and other activities that many of us took for granted. Because of the SCOTUS Wayfair decision, we know states are paying more attention to non-traditional revenue targets, e.g. businesses doing business in their state but not actually registered to pay sales tax. Now coupled with a drop in sales tax revenues, there is a heightened due diligence… Read More
Hurricane Irma Status
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
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