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Business Acquisitions: Why Sales Tax Due Diligence is a MUST.

It always surprises me when new owners of an establish business are dismayed to receive a tax bill that they assume is the responsibility of the previous owner.  Sales taxes are based on the business...

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Louisiana Changes State Forms to Include Parish Exemptions

In June 2012, Louisiana changed its state form, once again. All prior forms are still valid. The new form, R-1064, has a section for parish sales tax exemptions. The change will both save time and...

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Canada is Bringing Back Exemption Certificates!

Canada is bringing back exemption certificates. If you sell to Canada that is an important statement and it brings up a lot of questions. I wanted details but I was having trouble finding any...

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Will Oregon Start Charging Sales Tax? If So – Are You Ready?

There are states that do not collect sales and use tax, and they are known as “Nomad States.”  The list includes:  New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware. Lately, there has been some buzz...

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Marketplace Fairness: What Does It Mean For Exemption Certificates?

On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 with a vote of 69 to 27. MFA is heading to the House of Representatives and the collection of sales tax by out-of-state sellers is...

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Exemption Certificates for Federal Government Purchases

Why do we collect exemption certificates from the federal government? We can assume that all sales are exempt when dealing with the United States government. Right?  Wrong.  That’s the problem. We...

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On-Line Business Purchases: Exempt or Taxable?

The internet helped bring about the notion that if you buy online instead of from a retailer at a brick-and-mortar location your purchases are sales tax free.  It was heavily advertised and a lot of...

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Dropshippers: Are Exemption Certificates Required For Every State?

As many have observed, there has been a paradigm shift in the way that states approach exemption certificates. Historically, many states and auditors may have given companies wide latitude in sales tax...

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Dropship Exemption Certificates: The 6 “Most Restrictive” States

In my last post about dropshipping and exemption certificates, we ended by saying we would move on to some state specific guidelines in the next post. Today we will be looking at the first group of...

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Minnesota Simplifies Exemption Process – and Gets It Right!

Change is a constant in all of life, but especially when it comes to sales tax. All too frequently when I hear of a state making changes, I fear for the taxpayers, because the changes frequently...

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