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Sales and Use Tax Process: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Retailers Webinar Recap Thank you again for joining us on June 14 for our latest webinar, “Sales and Use Tax Process: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Retailers.” Mark Christenson and I shared results of a recent Aberdeen Benchmark Study revealing the unique challenges retailers of […]
The Senate has proposed legislation that would nullify penalties for the individual and employer mandates. However, it would not repeal IRS reporting obligations under IRC §§ 6055 and 6056 or nullify penalties under IRC §§ 6721 and 6722. Accordingly, any employer or insurer that does not issue and file the relevant 1094 and 1095 forms […]
Just two days before it was slated to take effect, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue revoked the highly controversial Directive 17-1 that sought to extend sales tax collection and remittance responsibilities on internet vendors that licensed software to Massachusetts customers, used cookies or contracted with marketplace providers located in the state. While Directive 17.2 revoking the earlier guidance is […]
Virginia has lately released an updated copy of its Electronic Payment Guide. This guide details the instructions necessary to complete an ACH payment to the Department of Taxation. No material changes were made to instructions for filing or paying taxes related to withholding or information returns. Some changes were made to the instructions for filing […]
South Carolina recently released an updated Form WH-1601, Withholding Tax Coupon. This form/coupon is used to submit payment to the South Carolina Department of Revenue. This form/coupon also has an electronic counterpart on the South Carolina MYDORWAY online portal for those who make their payments electronically. There was one minor change to the preliminary instructions […]
The South Carolina Department of Revenue recently published Information Letter #17-9, detailing interest rates for overpayments and underpayments relating to withholding tax through September 2017. South Carolina publishes these Information Letters periodically throughout the year, and these letters are the primary method of notifying the taxpaying public about changes in withholding tax interest. The effective […]
No one really knows what percentage of today’s invoices are noncompliant with VAT law. Given the complexity and rate of change in VAT law, there is an almost unlimited set of possible nonconformities on the scale between outright fraud and clerical errors. One big problem is that it is often very difficult to gather all […]
Twenty years after IBM Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov in a series of famous chess games, another computer program, AlphaGo by Google DeepMind, won against Lee Sedol, a top professional player in the very complex ancient game of Go. In 2011, between these two landmarks, we saw IBM’s Watson win against former champions in Jeopardy. […]
We are seeing a lot of vendor scope evolution on the market. Examples include EDI vendors that are developing business network-style services; another one is that platforms focused on procurement of indirect supplies are moving into strategic sourcing and vice versa. A trend that receives less attention from analysts and specialized press is the journey […]
There is much speculation about the potential of blockchain in the context of B2B automation. This speculation normally focuses on open or public blockchains, which are distributed databases where different types of transactions can be securely recorded and transparently verified by all parties without depending on a trusted third party. The scheme was first used […]
Understanding all the moving parts of Unclaimed Property can be a challenge. In this 30-minute recorded seminar, we have covered a few topics to assist you and your organization in understanding unclaimed property a little better. We have covered topics such as: Speaking the Language – Reviewing property codes and terms you need to know for […]