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Register for a VIP Customer Event Near You
An Avalara customer A-List event is coming to a city near you this fall!
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Registration is now open for the September events in San Jose, CA, Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL. Register or check out the full list of remaining 2016 A-List cities on the .
Mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss the event in your city!
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The Online Sales Simplification Act of 2016
Americans have been squabbling about taxes ever since the Boston Tea Party. More recently, in May 2013, the Senate approved the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), and then the issue of online sales tax was shelved by Congress. Although three bills relating to remote sales tax were introduced in 2015 — an updated version of the MFA (SB 698), the Remote Transactions Parity Act (HR 2775), and the Online Sales Simplification Act (in draft form only) — none has as yet gained any traction. But that may change this fall.
In an effort for governments to help cash-strapped states, a new bill is being proposed once again. Last week, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and de facto gatekeeper of any online sales tax bill, circulated an updated version of his Online Sales Simplification Act (OSSA) discussion draft.
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Top 6 Myths About Landed Cost
Any time you want to send a product across a border, there will be red tape to deal with in the form of customs clearances and possible taxes, fees, and import duties. Companies may have very limited resources for understanding and dealing with the complexities of international shipping, and they often operate under common misconceptions about landed cost. Learn a few of the major myths that can lead to trouble for small businesses selling abroad—along with the realities that small businesses need to know in order to succeed in international commerce.
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Economic nexus trumps affiliate nexus
Affiliate and click-through nexus laws and policies are increasingly popular in states seeking to capture sales tax revenue from out-of-state sellers. Traditionally, a state cannot impose a tax obligation on a business unless it has a substantial physical presence in the state, such as a brick-and-mortar store or employees. Yet states are increasingly challenging that precedent as sales by remote internet retailers have exploded and sales tax revenue has plummeted.
The physical presence requirement was upheld in the 1992 Supreme Court decision Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which predated the first online store. Quill is now considered to be outdated by numerous state and federal lawmakers, and at least one U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Nonetheless, unless and until it is reversed, or a solution emerges from Congress, states must abide by it.
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The Field Guide to Use Tax
Tax experts often call use tax the 'forgotten' tax. That's because many companies unknowingly neglect managing it properly. The fact is use tax is a big deal. That must be why errors in use tax are the number one red flag for state auditors. Attend our Field Guide to Use Tax presentation to set you down the right path. Sales and Use Tax Expert Christine Martin will explain the major difference between sales tax and use tax, how to identify examples of use tax in your business, how to easily file and report use tax for a safe audit and how adding use tax compliance in your business (without disrupting business as usual).
Informational Webinar:
The Field Guide to Use Tax
Tuesday, September 27
11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST
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Free Ecommerce Summit
If you are a business doing ecommerce, plan to attend one of the Digital Identity + Commerce Tour dates next month. This free, full day summit takes a comprehensive look at the main trends and issues affecting payments, online fraud prevention, and eCommerce taxation. Network with your peers while you explore trends affecting payments, fraud, taxation, content delivery, and global expansion.
• Seattle, WA (Sept. 13th)
• San Francisco, CA (Sept. 15th)
A to Z Training
Avalara AvaTax A to Z gives intermediate users hands-on experience with Avalara products and services. Walk away with the knowledge you need to become an Avalara expert while earning up to 7 CPE credits. Chicago, IL on Sept 21
Seattle, WA on Oct 19
Webinars
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Wed, Sept. 14
10:00AM PDT / 1:00PM EDT
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Mishandled exemption certificates are a leading cause of audit exposure for today's tax departments. You may not realize you are mismanaging exemption certificates or you may be reactive; correcting invalid or retrieving missing certificates when errors are discovered. Learn how Avalara CertCapture can simplify the exemption certificate process during a thirty-minute demonstration. You'll learn how easily it is to create, manage, and request certificates.
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Thurs, Sept. 15
10:00AM PDT / 1:00PM EDT
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Avalara Returns automates the entire sales tax filing process, saving time and money. Learn how to file and remit returns accurately and on time, every time. We will discuss the added benefit of automating your filing and remittance process and taking a look at Avalara Returns as a solution for navigating around many of the complex problems presented by filing and remittance. In this webinar you will learn about how to file stress-free returns, how to have one single source and payment and how to have better notice management.
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Get free training for Avalara products and learn about product taxability, how to handle your reconciliation and reporting, how to import your transactions and more! View and register for our upcoming product training .
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