State and Local Tax Webinar Series
Current Sales & Use Tax Audit Issues and How to Avoid Them
June 19, 2012
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Please join SC&H Group's Sales & Use Team in a webinar designed to heighten sales & use tax awareness and teach strategies that could dramatically lower potential sales & use tax assessments. State auditors are becoming more aggressive as falling tax revenues continue to squeeze state budgets. Vaguely worded and outdated sales tax statutes don’t always yield clear cut answers in the face of complex business structures and new methods of doing business. Heightened audit activity, and new waves of proposed sales tax legislation all serve to highlight the importance of keeping up to date in this dynamic area of tax law. Failure to do so could produce an unexpected negative impact on your company’s bottom line.
This webinar is free of charge and continuing education credits will be awarded. Advance registration is required.
Join this webinar to review:
- The Impact of Today’s Economy on Sales Tax Audits
- Development of Tax Assessment Minimization Strategies
- Sampling in the Audit Context
- Error Projection Methodologies
- Troublesome Transactions
- Procedural Issues
This webinar qualifies for 2 credits of CPE.
About the Speakers
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Ed Ben, CPA
Director
SC&H State & Local Tax
Ed is a Director in SC&H's State & Local Tax practice and leads the firm's Sales and Use Tax practice. Ed has published articles in Maryland Daily Record and AICPA Tax Advisor. He was voted as one of Maryland's Top CPAs by peers and clients in Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine. Ed is also a sought after speaker, having given presentations on a wide range of sales and use tax topics for the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the Tax Executives Institute, Lorman Education Services, Accountants, Inc. and a variety of other industry groups.
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Christopher Tracy, CPA
Principal
SC&H State & Local Tax
Christopher Tracy is a Principal in SC&H’s Sales & Use Tax practice, managing some of the practice’s largest sales and use tax clients. Chris’ analytical abilities and organization skills are a tremendous asset in his approach to reverse audits, audit defense, voluntary disclosures, exposure analysis, effective rate agreements and multi-state taxability matrices. Chris has a broad knowledge of sales and use tax issues gained from experience in a variety of industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, banking, retail, defense, non-profit and construction. Recent accomplishments include achieving assessment reductions ranging from 67% to 75%, identifying refunds in excess of $1MM, and assisting in the implementation of an automated tax solution for a Fortune 500 company.
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Mike Ginski, CPA
Senior Manager
SC&H State & Local Tax
Michael Ginski is a Senior Manager in SC&H’s Sales & Use Tax consulting practice specializing in reverse audits, audit defense, voluntary disclosure, compliance and multi-state taxability matrices. Mike serves clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, retail, manufacturing, wholesale, not-for-profit and real estate management.
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