Robert Peters and Keela Ross Discuss Practical Sales and Use Tax Guidance and Considerations

Duration: 1 hour

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Topics

• Economic nexus review: understanding Software as a Service (SaaS) service offerings and purchases
• Implementation issues post-Wayfair: how to mitigate risk based on remote service offerings, including SaaS
• Multi-state sales tax legislative developments, including recent proposals to close budget gaps in Illinois and the city of Chicago
• Wayfair developments impacting multiple jurisdictions, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Louisiana and Texas
• Opportunities for states to increase sales tax collections without increasing tax rates, including compliance audits, the use of artificial intelligence and exemption certificate reviews
• Considerations for sales tax readiness, including sales taxability determinations, sales tax system integration issues and opportunities, M&A hot topics, and best practices relating to billing and vendor practices

Speakers

• Robert Peters, Managing Director, Sales and Use Tax, Duff & Phelps 
• Keela Ross, Director, Sales and Use Tax, Duff & Phelps
• Keith Staats, Executive Director, Tax Institute, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
• Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations, Avalara