Understanding sales tax rules and regulations can be like peeling an onion; just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, another layer pops up that must be dealt with. Many businesses are lured into a false sense of compliance by only focusing on the outer layers, leaving them open to the risk of audits, penalties and/or fines.
Don’t get caught in the sales tax complacency trap. We’ve invited sales tax policy expert Scott Peterson to reveal some of the biggest sales tax mistakes companies commonly make and how you can avoid them.
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Avalara
Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations
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Scott Peterson is Avalara’s Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations. Prior to Avalara, he was the first Executive Director of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board—an organization devoted to making sales tax more straightforward and more uniform for the benefit of businesses. Scott also spent 10 years as the Director of the South Dakota Sales Tax Division and 12 years providing research and legal writing for the South Dakota Legislature.