Sales Tax

Transfer pricing activities have faced increased scrutiny by tax authorities around the world and within the United States. As such, many companies are seeking more guidance on how to best manage their transfer pricing life cycle.

Avalara has launched its new Avalara ExciseRates, a free fuel tax calculator that allows buyers and sellers of bulk fuel to quickly and accurately determine the excise taxes that apply to any bulk fuel transaction in North America.

Many states use tax amnesty programs as a way of bringing in additional revenue and, more importantly, get some former taxpayers back on active tax payment duty.

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software delivering compliance solutions related to VAT, sales tax, and other transactional taxes, has acquired the tax content, determination and compliance technology for Brazil from SuitePlus, a leading

Thomson Reuters has released new e-commerce content for Checkpoint Catalyst that is focused on purely electronic transactions, in addition to the company's cloud computing and sales and use tax nexus coverage.

Avalara, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software delivering compliance solutions related to sales tax, VAT and other transactional taxes, has acquired HotSpot Tax, Inc., a provider of tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental industry.

Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., has introduced the Crowe Use Tax Simplifier, a tool that facilitates the use tax verification process.

The optional sales tax deduction is a no-brainer for some individual taxpayers. If you live in one of the seven states with no state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming -- you should elect to deduct your ...