In fact, sentiment against sales taxes has always been so intense that one of the sparks setting off the American Revolution was the tax on tea imposed by King George. That being said, sales and use taxes aren't likely to go away at any foreseeable time in the future, if ever. But besides being unpopular, sales and use taxes can be complex. Many entry-level accounting systems can handle sales tax calculations when your client has only a few locations. But with a client with multiple locations in multiple taxing jurisdictions, sales taxes not only become more complex, but more problematic as well. One major cause of this complexity is nexus. Nexus arises from multiple taxing authorities attempting to widen the geographic areas where they can collect sales and use taxes.
展开▼
