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The Nightmare of Sales Tax Automation: Pitfalls and Potential Horror Stories

  • Sales tax is a major obligation for businesses
  • Automation can help with sales tax compliance
  • Sales tax calculation software can determine the applicable tax rate and calculate the sales tax
  • Automation can simplify the process of applying sales tax to invoices or transactions
  • Automation cannot solve all issues related to preparing and filing sales tax returns
  • Automation struggles with tracking changing nexus footprint, updating filing frequencies, managing notices, and addressing sales tax questions
  • Automation may not handle customer credits properly, requiring human intervention
  • Technology and automation can play a critical role in managing sales tax, but relying on full automation can be risky
  • TaxConnex offers sales tax services and can handle sales tax responsibilities for businesses

Source: taxconnex.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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