More brick-and-mortar stores are integrating the internet into their businesses. Doing so comes with additional costs in terms of a website and supporting it, employee training, banking costs, and shipping. In order to determine the net value of this change and before taking any steps into eCommerce, there are many factors to consider.
Topics: shipping, internet business, online business, taxes, ecommerce
Every business has accounting, tax, and other financial needs, and you most likely use software to handle those needs. With tax time possibly coming up for you, and with employees’ personal taxes due by the end of April, this is the perfect time of year to consider how your software solutions affect your taxes.
Topics: ERP, depreciation calculations, accounting, enterprise resource planning, taxes, tax laws, john shepperson, oates co, financial software
North Carolina is consistently recognized for its outstanding business climate, and a recent story on North Carolina Public Radio made a list to that effect, saying that “the positive rankings North Carolina has received from business media outlets [include]:”
According to the same article, North Carolina passed several bills this year that could affect many of the criteria used to create those rankings. Governor McCrory, at the signing of the bills, stated: “Because of this package, job creators will think about relocating to our great state.”
Below is an incomplete list of the criteria that go into North Carolina’s business rankings:
Topics: North Carolina, NC, taxes, john shepperson, oates co, McCrory, cost of living, workforce, department of commerce, DHHS, infrastructure, government, department of health and human services, business rankings
Sales tax is evolving every day – at both the state and federal levels. If pending legislation is enacted, certain key industries could be impacted, dramatically affecting your customers' businesses.
Topics: Avalara, taxes, john shepperson, oates co, sales tax rules, webinar, free webinar, tax legislation, cloud based managment
Sales tax is evolving every day – at both the state and federal levels. If pending legislation is enacted, certain key industries could be impacted, dramatically affecting your customers' businesses.
Topics: Avalara, taxes, john shepperson, oates co, sales tax rules, webinar, free webinar, tax legislation, cloud based managment
Sales tax is evolving every day – at both the state and federal levels. If pending legislation is enacted, certain key industries could be impacted, dramatically affecting your customers' businesses.
Oates & Company has partnered with Avalara and is offering a free, 30 minute educational webinar that will teach you about:
Topics: Avalara, taxes, john shepperson, oates co, sales tax rules, webinar, free webinar, tax legislation, cloud based managment
We’ve talked in previous posts about how sales tax is complicated. Keeping up with the constantly changing rates, rules, and boundaries can be a significant resource burden on your operations. And you still may not get it right.
Topics: Internet sales tax, internet tax, Marketplace Fairness Act, tax compliance, taxes, tax laws, tax, Nexus, john shepperson
With the passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act, fears about compliance are running rampant through businesses subject to the new internet sales tax regulations. While this fear is understandable, it can be mitigated by the simple use of modern technology.
Topics: business taxes, sales tax, internet tax, tax compliance, taxes, tax laws, john shepperson
Tax laws are confusing – there are innumerable policies, procedures, institutions, jurisdictions, etc. to wade through. On top of that, tax laws are in a constant state of flux. Accurately complying with federal and state tax requirements for internet purchases is a headache; even knowing if you are paying the correct amount of taxes can be confusing.
Topics: business, compliance, internet business, online business, business taxes, sales tax, software, tax compliance, taxes, tax laws, john shepperson
