About the Webinar

Paying for past sales tax mistakes is often the first sign for software companies that something was wrong, years later, when an audit brings it to light.

Bennett Thrasher’s Senior Manager of State and Local Tax (Adrien Echols) will hold a 50-minute webinar on the lesser-known (or understood) state and local sales tax caveats related to selling SaaS and on-premise software across multiple states and cities.

What You Will Learn

The fundamentals of sales and use tax, including administration, rates, and application

Key sales tax terminology and commonly misunderstood concepts

How to determine whether your business has prior sales tax exposure

What nexus is and how it impacts your filing requirements

How to evaluate product and service taxability across jurisdictions

Methods for estimating potential tax exposure and assessing risk

Strategies for mitigating historical liabilities before they become larger issues

How B2B exemptions work and when exemption certificates are required

The role of use tax and certification requirements for untaxed purchases

How allocation and apportionment affect multistate tax obligations

Customer liability considerations when tax has not been properly collected

Options for resolving prior-period exposure, including voluntary disclosure agreements (VDAs)

Best practices for filing prospectively and managing back filings

How automated sales tax software providers can support compliance efforts

Answers to your specific questions during a live Q&A with Adrien Echols