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Friday, June 15, 2012

Horwood Marcus & Berk SALT Group's Breen Schiller and Jennifer Zimmerman presented "Tax Aspects of Selling Online" for the National Business Institute (NBI) on Friday, June 15, 2012 from 9:00-10:30am CST. The program was designed for attorneys and also benefitted accountants, controllers, accounts payable managers, purchasing managers and tax managers.

The teleconference presentation covered questions of sales and use tax for interstate and e-commerce sales, with these primary objectives:

  • Understand the latest federal developments regarding sales and use tax enforcement.
  • Be able to confidently identify when your business has nexus in a state.
  • Recognize why and how to claim tax exemptions.

The presentation agenda included:

  • Recent Developments
    • The Streamlined Sales Tax Project
    • The Marketplace Fairness Act
  • Licensing Requirements
  • Third-Party Websites
    • Amazon.com
    • Ebay.com
  • Nexus In the State
    • Physical Presence vs. Online Presence
  • Digital and Non-Tangible Product Considerations
  • Determining Sales Tax
  • Complying With and Enforcing Sales and Use Tax
  • Penalties for Non-Compliance

For more information on the National Business Institute, visit: http://www.nbi-sems.com/Default.aspx

 

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