Your company is responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax on behalf of your customers for all taxable sales in the United States. This can be a daunting task with over 12,000 taxing jurisdictions. Deciding which product or service is exempt, when to collect sales tax, and when to collect use tax is confusing and difficult. Processing returns to the right places at the right time is critical to be in full compliance with the state audit board.
In addition to shining some light on these challenges, we'll also quickly dive into an IBM WebSphere and Sterling Order Management demo environment to show how to completely automate the process.
How nexus affects sales tax collection
Best practices for managing exemption/reseller certificates
Avalara
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(206) 826-4900
Matt Scoble is Director of Business Development at Avalara where he is responsible for developing strategic partnerships and alliances. He has an extensive career in business development and has held positions at both Blue Box and Quorus. He uniquely understands the financial implications sales tax can have on a business having run the finance department at Starbucks and as Controller at Symantec. Matt holds an undergraduate degree from The University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MBA in Finance from Yale University.