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Helping SaaS Firms Make Sense Of eCommerce?s Tax Complexities

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Beyond the challenges of the pandemic that is forcing businesses to grapple with all manner of operating challenges, tax complexity has been building over the years on a global stage — and it’s only going to increase. There are many online merchants out there that have static, hard-coded tax rates in their systems.”.

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Xero Targets Taxes With Instafile Acquisition

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Cloud accounting software firm Xero is broadening its reach in the small business tax filing space through an acquisition of Instafile. based Instafile to integrate its cloud-based tax preparation and filing solution. The company connects accountants, bookkeepers and small businesses to tax authorities to maintain compliance.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum

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UN Committee Indicates Support For Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations. The United Nation’s Tax Committee of Experts has indicated support for an initiative to assist developing nations in taxing Big Tech, Bloomberg Tax reported on Wednesday (Oct. streaming company to pay taxes, Techwire Asia reported.

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What ‘Patchwork’ eCommerce Taxes Mean For Black Friday – And Beyond

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And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. At the same time, navigating tax policies is proving to be a complex business. tax policy at Avalara , noted that this holiday season is the second one post-Wayfair. The hard part?

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Deep Dive: How Firms Can Avoid Costly Mistakes Come Tax Season

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businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals, and businesses experience those tax difficulties to a far greater degree. SMBs And Manual Tax Frustrations. Spring may seem far away, but U.S. Unusual or unexpected expenses could also crop up each year.

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Why The Paper Deluge Doesn't End With Digitization

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Physical documents introduce a trove of friction points for the enterprise. Whether that's a lack of security if a piece of paper falls into the wrong hands, or simply the pain of having to manually store a document or capture its data, paper is far from the most efficient way to do business. A (Digital) Document Deluge.

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Brexit And Beyond: Crossing The International eCommerce Tax Rubicon

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But along the way, global digital sales also carry a host of regulatory hurdles when it comes to satisfying various tax regimes. As he told PYMNTS, challenges confront eCommerce firms that seek to understand the broad range of compliance and taxation frameworks that can differ greatly among the countries into which they sell.

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