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The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Guide to Sales Tax Automation: What to Evaluate Before You Buy
Choosing sales tax automation software? Get the CFO framework for evaluating vendors, comparing top platforms, and avoiding costly mismatches.
Home Rule States: Why Colorado, Louisiana and Alabama Handle Sales Tax Differently
Home rule sales tax means cities and parishes run their own registration, returns, and audits. See which states are riskiest and how to find gaps early.
Origin-Based vs. Destination-Based Sales Tax: How to Calculate the Right Rate
Learn how origin-based and destination-based sales tax sourcing rules work, which states use each, and how to check your tax software before an audit.
Sales Tax for Restaurants: What's Taxable, What's Exempt, and Common Audit Triggers
Learn how sales tax applies to prepared food, tips, delivery platforms, alcohol, and multi-location restaurants, plus how to audit your setup before an auditor does.
Nexus Study ROI: When to Commission One and What It Should Cost
A nexus study is one of those expenses that's easy to postpone, since it doesn't produce revenue and it can feel like paying to find out about a problem you'd rather not have. But delaying one doesn't make the underlying exposure smaller. It just means you find out later, usually from a state instead of from your own review.
Are Manufacturing Exemptions Being Left on the Table? A State-by-State Guide
Nearly every state with a sales tax offers some version of an exemption for equipment, machinery, or materials used in production, but what qualifies and what documentation is required differ enough state by state that many eligible businesses either miss the exemption entirely or claim it incorrectly and expose themselves at audit.
When to Refer a Client Out for Sales Tax Help: A Guide for Accountants
Sales tax is specialized enough that not knowing when to refer out can cost a client more than the referral itself. New states without a nexus review, any notice from a state, or meaningful exemption certificate volume are all signs a client's situation has moved past general accounting expertise. Catching it early is the difference between flagging a problem and inheriting one.