BluSynergy Blog

Author:

21 Dec 5 Reasons Company Growth Might be Increasing Your Sales Tax Liability

Posted at 5:49:00 PMh in sales tax by Sunny Thandassery 0 Comments

Reposted from Avalara.com

Nexus —the connection between a company and taxing jurisdictions that triggers a sales tax liability—gets thornier the faster your company grows. Surprisingly, more revenue can mean more complexity and potentially greater risk of sales tax audit (more money, more problems?).

 

sales taxHere are 5 areas of sales tax risk relating to business growth and what you can do to address them: 

 

Entering new states

With every geographical expansion, particularly entry into new states, a company needs to master the particular rules of that jurisdiction. Given the number of jurisdictions nationally (11,000) and the number of sales tax rate, rule, and boundary changes annually (greater than 100,000), learning the new sales tax rules in the new state is difficult.

 

Bringing new products to market

Offering a new product? Good for you! Be sure to study the implications of new products on your sales tax liability.

What one state considers taxable another state may not. So as you bring more products to markets in more places, your sales tax compliance burden grows. A great example of this complexity is the taxability of cloud-based products such as software, music, and movies.

 

Going global

In today’s world, plenty of businesses decide it’s a smart decision to begin to sell globally. Selling into the EU, for example, for an ecommerce business based in New York, might seem like an easy way to expand market reach. For many U.S. companies, however, VAT (Value Added Tax) can be tricky and prone to error.

 

Workforce expansion

Smart companies often turn to contract workers when there is a spike in demand or projected growth. It is an excellent way of increasing capacity without committing to fixed costs. Unfortunately, this flexibility represents a compliance risk.

 

Failure to upgrade your ERP

Companies are often reluctant to undertake adopting a new platform or technology, such as an ERP. Unfortunately, the nature of business growth often necessitates a closer look at legacy systems and their ability to manage specific elements such as sales tax risk.

 

New Call-to-action

Subscribe to Blog Via Email

Recent Posts

Categories