CD of a Teleconference with an Q&A
It’s difficult for corporate tax specialists to defend their interests in a state sales tax audit. In a use tax audit, the task is further complicated by the interaction with other corporate departments, different support documentation, and different definitions of a taxable “use” of a product from state to state.
Meanwhile, revenue departments are pushing their auditors to improve the historically poor collections on use tax from both businesses and consumers.
When it comes to use tax, advance work on gathering documentation and planning the audit can help tip the scales in your company’s favor.
Listen as our panel of veteran tax pros gives you valuable guidance and insights into managing a state or local use tax audit. They explored these and other key issues:
- How to consistently get the support documentation you’ll need from other company departments.
- Preventive measures, such as training your tax staff better to prevent use tax overpayments, and doing a better job of accruing tax manually or with different systems.
- Specific strategies for negotiating samples for use tax audits.
- How to make direct pay programs work for your company.
Our panel includes:
Steve Peck is sales tax manager at Georgia-Pacific Corp. in Atlanta. He has worked for Georgia-Pacific for 22 years, the last 10 as sales tax manager. Steve is responsible for setting up tax functionality on procurement systems and for conducting reverse audits on all operations.
William Waltman is a director in the sales and use tax practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, based in Houston.
Kevin Head is VP of tax at Menasha Corp., a consumer products packaging concern based in Neenah, Wis.
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Delivery method: Group Live
Program Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of accounting
Advanced Preparation: Printing and reviewing outlines and materials
Earn 1.5 - 2 CPE credits