Salestaxhelper

Business transactions, whether routine or infrequent can be structured to save a significant amount of taxes. All it takes is taking the time to plan ahead with the right professionals on your team. A sales and use tax professional from Sales Tax Helper can consult with you on correct tax procedures to make sure you pay as little sales tax as possible and recoup sales tax you should not have paid.

If you're charging sales tax on admission to golf courses, theme parks, or shooting ranges be aware of state law to make sure your sales tax situation is in order!

Did you know that when it comes to sales tax audits, there are specific industries that tend to be targeted for suspected underreporting of taxes? These industries include cashed-based businesses (restaurants, bars, liquors stores, etc.), industries with complex & confusing sales tax law, businesses with prior audits, high gross sales volume, high tax exempt sales volume or percentage, and any businesses with high refund or return volume. If your business falls under one of these categories it is recommended that you get assistance from a sales tax consultant to make sure your sales taxes are in order!

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Needing to prepare for a sales tax audit? Here are some of the steps you can take to ensure your audit will run smoothly.

Don't go through your audit hoping you'll get the best outcome. Our state sales tax litigation experts are here to help you through every step of your sales tax issue from the audit notice to litigating your case in state tax or administrative court.

Getting the notice that you have been selected by the state to go through the long, grueling, and often backward process of a state sales tax audit is daunting. Hiring sales tax representation to manage your audit can make it less daunting and will get you on the right track on where to start with the audit process. #TaxTip: Have your sales tax representative complete a pre-audit diagnostic to identify areas of concern. This will help hone you in on areas of exposure so you can know the problems before they exist.

Value-added tax, taxing the value added to the goods and services sold in every transaction in the supply chain, may now be effecting e-commerce platforms depending upon where you're selling from or where you're selling to.

At Sales Tax Helper we help those in need of representation during sales tax audits, protests, and administrative litigation. More importantly, we provide services equivalent to tax attorneys at the price of a sales tax consultant. Schedule a free 30 minute consultation with us so we can learn more about your business' needs! Schedule your appointment here: https://calendly.com/salestaxhelper/30min?month=2020-10

"As if bars, restaurants, and similar small businesses are not already fighting an uphill battle to stay open during COVID, the failure to properly charge and collect state sales tax on COVID surcharges may lead to yet another problem on the horizon."

Did you know that in the state of California food products sold by #restaurants, #bars, hotels, catering operations, and similar establishments are usually taxable, but some food sales by those places are not subject to sales tax? Student meals, meals sold by religious organizations, hospital meals, meal programs for low-income elderly, delivered meals for those who are homebound or disabled, and food sales on interstate or international flights are all tax exempt.

Received a Notice of Jeopardy Determinations from the state? No, that does not mean they want to play jeopardy with you... A jeopardy assessment gives the state some accelerated rights that may include immediately beginning to try and collect. In this case, due to the jeopardy nature, the taxpayer only has 10 days to contest the assessment and must place a security deposit to fight the issue. You may, within the time allotment indicated on the notice, apply for an administrative hearing, but this does not stop collection activity.