Strategic tax administration: How governments can improve compliance and maximize efficiency
States, local governments, and businesses suffer when companies fail to comply with tax regulations.
Kristin Alexander
I use the power of words to help brands like Avalara, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Palo Alto Networks share, sell and soar. Applying years of experience in marketing, strategic communications and journalism, I write engaging, on-point content that delivers results.
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Guides & White Papers
Know Your Nexus
Getting sales tax compliance right is important. The first step is understanding where your business has nexus, or where you need to collect and remit sales and use tax. Nexus is ever-changing and it can be confusing for even savvy professionals.
Sales and use tax audits: How to prepare your business
Expanding into new markets, adding new sales channels, and launching new products are great for growing revenue but these activities can affect sales and use tax obligations. It’s important for companies to consider how changes to their business may impact their audit risk. Certain factors make a business more likely to be audited. Companies may be on the hook for paying taxes owed, plus penalties, should an audit not go in their favor.
State of finance market trends report
How global tax and finance teams are using automation to transform challenges into opportunities.
2023 communications tax changes - Avalara
Wrote the communications section of Avalara Tax Changes 2023, highlighting trends and key issues impacting the communications industry. Updated and expanded the report in fall 2023.
The future of business: How automation is driving efficiency and innovation for today's leading industries
Wrote the six industry perspectives for this report for Avalara.
The state of beverage alcohol tax compliance
The beverage alcohol industry has grown exponentially in recent decades. ... Avalara worked with leading research firm Potentiate to find out how wineries, breweries, distilleries, and retailers are managing compliance.
2023 tobacco and vape tax changes - Avalara
Wrote the tobacco and vape section of Avalara Tax Changes 2023, highlighting trends and key compliance issues impacting these industries.
Communications tax complexity: Is your business on the hook for new taxes?
As technologies like streaming, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT) make their way into a wide variety of products and services, many businesses are experiencing increased tax complexity. Companies that integrate new features or enter into mergers are
often surprised to discover they may have liabilities beyond sales and use tax.
Holiday Readiness Guide - Avalara
For retailers, gearing up for the holiday season has historically meant serving up a plate of tasty offers with all the trimmings in anticipation of the peak buying period in the United States from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. But, the definition of the holiday season may be changing as stores try to lure deal-hungry shoppers to buy earlier — and many consumers are biting.
Conquering beverage alcohol compliance challenges
As a beverage alcohol seller, you work to keep a lot of balls in the air. Between the time your product is bottled and the moment it reaches the hands and bellies of happy customers, a lot has to happen. When your attention is focused on growing your business, nurturing customer relationships and getting your product on store shelves and doorsteps, compliance can seem like just another chore. But you can't afford to ignore it.
10 tips for successful selling in a holiday season like no other
This white paper for Avalara provides practical advice from industry experts plus shares 10 important tips to help retailers capture new sales opportunities, satisfy customers and maintain sales tax compliance.
Mergers and Acquisitions: A sales tax compliance overview to help reduce your risk
As businesses prepare for a post-COVID-19 world, expanding product lines and growing market shares will be crucial to their success. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are important avenues for propelling a business forward to gain a competitive advantage. Among the many business factors to consider while undergoing a business reorganization, sales tax compliance tends to fall near the bottom of the list.
An overview of economic nexus in the beverage alcohol industry
It’s easier than ever for consumers to have their favorite merlot or chardonnay delivered to their doorstep. Driven by demand for convenience, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel continues to expand rapidly.
This overview will help you understand not only what economic nexus is and why it’s important, but also the history of nexus determination in the beverage alcohol industry right down to the most recent 2020 legislation.
Tips for maintaining government operations during a crisis
Predictions for an active hurricane season along the Atlantic, an extended wildfire season in the West and another spike in COVID-19 infections nationwide come as state and local governments work steadfastly to maintain services during the coronavirus pandemic. Those that take steps now to prepare for the possibility of ongoing adjustments in operations stand the best chance of weathering a crisis.
