Fargo and North Dakota business owners need to ensure compliance with sales tax reporting requirements in each jurisdiction where they have nexus – sales over a designated amount. Over the past few years, managing this requirement has become an increasingly complicated proposition. Not only did the 2018 Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v Wayfair change reporting rules, but the proliferation of online sales has increased exposure to new collection and reporting obligations. Matters are made more complicated when you consider that each state and local jurisdiction often has different and constantly changing rules. To manage the process and gain peace of mind, many businesses turn to outsourced sales tax compliance management.
Outsourced Sales Tax Compliance Management Experience
Barnes Dennig provides outsourced sales tax compliance management services to companies in Fargo and across North Dakota. Our tax team has years of experience navigating the complexities of sales tax compliance. Through a combination of leading technical expertise, practical insights, effective strategies, and best-in-class tools, we provide the support needed to maintain compliance, which helps protect against unwelcome surprises such as penalties, fees, and interest for unpaid sales tax obligations. Whether you’re a fast-growing company or one with established customers across the nation, Barnes Dennig stands ready to assist.
What businesses need to be concerned about sales tax compliance
The list is longer than you might expect. Our team of sales tax compliance pros helps businesses that:
- Do business in multiple states
- Have multiple lines of business or affiliates doing business in multiple states
- Sell online or via a catalog
- Have rapid growth and need advisory on state sales tax nexus and filing requirements
- Manage a large number of SKUs or transactions
- Work with exempt products, services, or customers
- Have experienced a costly audit
- Have prior period sales tax obligations for overlooked filing requirements and are interested in voluntary disclosure programs to reduce tax exposure
- File sales tax in complicated states like AZ, CA, CO, KS, IL, LA, MN, NY, TN, TX, WA
- Have a foreign parent company doing business in the USA
Business activities that can trigger sales tax nexus
Even if sales tax compliance hasn’t been an issue in the past, here are some surprising activities that can trigger sales tax nexus including bidding on new customer work in a new footprint, changing or upgrading ERP systems, integrating systems, planning a merger or acquisition, performing Sales Tax Due Diligence for a business sale/acquisition, adding a new location or warehouse, managing remote employees and attending multiple trade shows.
Outsourced Sales Tax Management Services
Barnes Dennig’s sales tax management services include:
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- Avalara sales tax software and compliance management services
- Nexus evaluation
- Taxability determination
- Registrations
- Tax return preparation and filing
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- Avalara exemption certificate management
- Assistance with audit defense and notices
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Contact Our Outsourced Sales Tax Compliance Management Team
Barnes Dennig provides outsourced sales tax compliance management to companies in Fargo and across North Dakota. If you’re interested in learning how we can help you manage sales tax compliance, complete the form below and a team member will follow up with you shortly.