Get ready for the Holidays | Avalara's Free Sales & Use Tax Compliance eBook

It's time to get ready for the Holidays It may seem like Summer has only just come to an end, but now is the perfect time to start preparing your ecommerce store for the Holiday rush.    Now is the right time to start getting your website up to scratch, planning your marketing promotions and making sure that everything is in place before the flood of sales that will likely hit your store over the next few months.    Although an increase in sales is always a great thing, it's important to remember to keep on top of your sales tax. Don't worry, Avalara is on hand to help you through the Holiday season and beyond. Check out their free Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Dummies guide or read more about Avalara below. Freedom from Manual Sales Tax Compliance Taxation has been at the root of debates, riots and wars for centuries. The “gabelle,” a tax on salt by the French monarchy is said to have led to the French Revolution and the Boston Tea Party, an uprising by America’s colonists against Britain’s Tea Act of 1773, was a catalyst to the American Revolution.   It’s not without some irony that July 1st marks the date when many states put their newly increased sales tax rates into effect — the same month when both France and the United States celebrate their independence. This year, 19 states raised sales tax rates as of July 1, 2015. Even though an increase of just a few percentage points probably won’t cause another war any time soon, it does add complexity to your processes.   Just when you think you have a good handle on sales tax, the rate or taxability will change in a specific jurisdiction putting you at risk of error. Cloud-hosted tax decisioning software like AvaTax gives you real-time access to the latest rates and rules and pinpoint precision in applying those rates to every transaction. Much like the minutemen of the American Revolution, AvaTax is ready in a minute’s notice (less, actually), so you can declare victory on sales tax compliance.   Understanding how sales and use tax works is no easy task, but we can help. Take it from the top with Avalara’s new e-book Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Dummies. Download Avalara's Free eBook Advertise with OpenCart Want your OpenCart store, extension, module, theme or more to be seen by over 63,000 OpenCart users? Email us today to find out how you can advertise with OpenCart. Find out more   You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to newsletters from OpenCart.   OpenCart Limited, Unit 16, 26/F, Tuen Mun Central Square, 22 Hoi Wing Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

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