Sales and use taxes are among your most complicated responsibilities. But some small changes can help you reduce mistakes in that area by half.  

About 50% of use tax errors are the result of basic accounting errors (transposed numbers, using the wrong rate, etc.)

Cleaner controls can slash the amount of potentially costly mistakes that could be lurking in your books. To create controls that are as airtight as possible, ensure you have systems in place to address the most common causes of those errors:

1. Confirming info that comes from vendors or purchasers, and
2. Keeping up to date on frequently changing local rates.

Tags: Best practices, Internal controls, Sales tax, Tax compliance, Use tax