2020 Articles

Have you ever gone to a sporting event, a movie, theme park, or a gym and paid sales tax on your ticket or entrance fee? While most of us do not pay a…

Many aircraft purchasers do not consider the substantial state sales and use tax implications involved with the transaction, at least not before it’s …

Your state’s Sales tax is one of the most difficult areas of a CPA’s practice. Why? Because CPAs tend to play a very limited role in a client’s collec…

Few industries have been as negatively impacted by the COVID pandemic as bars and restaurants. Since early this year, bars, restaurants, and other alc…

As a result of the COVID pandemic, many small businesses have been whipsawed by significantly reduced capacity and cash flow along with increased sani…

Due to the economic shutdowns during COVID-19 over the last several months, many states have experienced significant shortfalls in sales tax collectio…

Following a state sales tax audit, the resulting state sales tax assessment will often include penalty and interest in addition to the sales tax due. …

Businesses selling Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) have historically had it easy when it comes to determining their sales tax liability in a state. The d…

As cloud computing and digital goods continue to evolve, states continue to make up the rules as they go. For even the seasoned sales tax attorney or …

Car dealerships are obvious targets for state sales tax audits. They have relatively high sales prices per transaction, so the state revenue agency ca…

Businesses are bought and sold every day for a variety of reasons. In many instances, a business might call it [quits](https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/formsp…

Faced with a large assessment or unpaid state sales tax, many companies ask, “What happens if I do not pay the state sales tax my company [owes](https…

Since the onslaught of the small business community by the coronavirus, we have received dozens of calls asking what companies should do for their sta…

Most businesses have a trusted tax professional, CPA, or tax attorney as part of their team. You might have a trusted CPA that you have used for years…

When challenging a sales tax assessment, it is critical to have a state tax professional on your side. Simply making claims, with insufficient support…

Without a state sales tax professional on your side, fighting a state sales tax assessment can be challenging. Time and time again, taxpayers fail to …

Most people think that hiring a tax attorney can be expensive and unaffordable. Attorneys to handle a state business tax dispute can easily be $500-$1…

By now you have probably heard of the new sales tax requirements following the *Wayfair *decision in 2018. If you are located in one state selling int…