Gail Cole

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Gail Cole is a Senior Writer at Avalara. She’s on a mission to uncover unusual tax facts and make complex laws and legislation more digestible for accounting and business professionals — or anyone interested in learning about tax compliance.

Gail Cole

Writer, Blogger, Editor Avalara

Sep 14th 2020

Guidance on Handling Sales Tax When Temporarily or Permanently Closing a Business

As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise (over 5.4 million and counting), so too are the amount of temporarily or permanently...

Sales Tax

Aug 7th 2020

The State of Nexus Laws for Remote Employees

No one knows how long the current coronavirus pandemic will last, whether a vaccine will be effective, or how much longer businesses (and...

Sales Tax

Jul 31st 2020

How are States Handling Sales Tax Holidays During COVID-19?

Take South Carolina, for example, where eligible items are tax free whether purchased in-store or online. South Carolina’s 2020 sales tax...

Sales Tax

Jun 24th 2020

A Mid-Year Update on Sales Tax Changes

This article will also introduce emerging trends, a surprise or two — a change we didn’t see coming — but we’ve never seen anything like...

Sales Tax

May 11th 2020

Can Remote Sales Tax Help Florida’s COVID-19 Budget Crisis?

According to Scott Peterson, vice president of U.S. Tax Policy and Global Relations at Avalara and former executive director of the...

Sales Tax

Apr 30th 2020

What Impact Working From Home May Have on Income Tax Nexus

So many of us are eager to put the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic behind us — to return to the workplace, get our kids back in school...

Sales Tax

Apr 2nd 2020

How Most States Uncover Noncompliant Sellers More Than Auditors

It’s been more than 18 months since the Supreme Court of the United States overruled the physical presence rule in South Dakota v. Wayfair...

Sales Tax

Feb 11th 2020

Collecting and Remitting Sales Tax is Growing State by State

Trying to keep up with the many state-by-state changes in sales tax laws since the Supreme Court ruled states can collect them, regardless...

Sales Tax

Feb 10th 2020

Your Retail Clients May Require Immediate Sales Tax Registration

This time of year like no other, your clients are flooding you with pressing tax questions. But in recent times, none have been more vexing...

Sales Tax

Jan 30th 2020

Sales Tax Proposed in Tax-Free New Hampshire

One of just five states with no statewide sales tax, many in the Live Free or Die state are vehemently anti-sales tax. In fact, after the...

Sales Tax

Guidance on Handling Sales Tax When Temporarily or Permanently Closing a Business

The State of Nexus Laws for Remote Employees

How are States Handling Sales Tax Holidays During COVID-19?

A Mid-Year Update on Sales Tax Changes

Can Remote Sales Tax Help Florida’s COVID-19 Budget Crisis?

What Impact Working From Home May Have on Income Tax Nexus

How Most States Uncover Noncompliant Sellers More Than Auditors

Collecting and Remitting Sales Tax is Growing State by State

Your Retail Clients May Require Immediate Sales Tax Registration

Sales Tax Proposed in Tax-Free New Hampshire

How to Convert Text-Based Numbers to Values

Display Times as Hours/Minutes in Excel

15 Tax Breaks for Self-Employed Clients

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