Tax Services:

Sales and Use Tax Planning

Sales and use taxes comprise a large percentage of tax revenues for most states. The burden of collecting this tax has been put on the vendors who sell products and certain services, at retail. The complexities of collecting state and local sales and use tax and the administrative burden associated with the collection may be overwhelming for small and medium-sized corporations operating in multiple states. Our tax department has had many years of experience in dealing with these state issues and is prepared to meet the challenge.

Our tax department has experience in all areas pertaining to state sales and use tax, including the following:

• Nexus
• Taxable vs. non-taxable transactions
• Taxation of services
• Exemption certificates
• Sales tax on casual or isolated sales
• Bulk sale provisions
• Voluntary compliance agreements
• Sales tax registration process
• Multi-state sales and use tax audits
• State audit appeal process
• Drop shipments
• Tax incentives/Special exemptions
• Withholding liability