Episode 14: Everything Sales Tax

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On episode 14 of Everyday Business, host David Jewell, tax partner in Kalamazoo, is joined by Kelly Brown, a tax manager in our Saginaw office. Listen in as David and Kelly discuss everything sales tax, the rules and regulations, and how it has changed since the Wayfair ruling.

• How has Wayfair changed sales tax over the last three years? (1:20)
• What are marketplace laws (2:45)
• How do transaction counts affect small sellers and the sales tax collected? (3:25)
• What is the current outlook of sales tax for multi-state sellers? (4:50)
• What is the outlook of Michigan's sales/use tax? Specifically for construction and contractors (6:02)
• Review any issues for exempt projects for not-for-profit entities and governments (7:59)
• Why is it important for contractors and nonprofit entities to understand their responsibilities and obligations? (9:19)
• Knowing that contractors aren’t allowed to use the governmental agency’s exemption certificate can the agency buy materials with the contractor or for the contractor and not pay sales tax? (10:17)
• How do the contractors pay the use tax and is this an honor system? (11:27)
• Why are vendor contracts a big point of contention in an audit and why do they provide contractors with a false sense of security? (14:00)
• How does a contractor show that they have paid use tax? (15:10)
• How does use tax work for smaller jobs or contractors who also sell materials? (15:50)
• What resources are available to wade through all of the sales tax rules? (17:40)

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