June 21st, 2018

SCOTUS overturns 1992 ruling, allows states to collect online sales tax regardless of physical presence

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overturned a 1992 ruling (Quill v North Dakota) limited states' abilities to charge sales tax on internet transactions.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

May 16th, 2018

Feature Friday (on a Tuesday): Better Search, Quicker Answers

Feature Friday comes early this time, with major improvements to taxpayer searching and the dashboard.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

April 20th, 2018

SCOTUS considers expansion of online sales tax

On Tuesday, SCOTUS heard arguments by the state of South Dakota on expanding the ability for states to collect sales tax on online purchases when the retailer does not have a physical presence in the state.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

January 25th, 2018

The changing landscape of retail

The face of retail is changing, and as a taxing entity, now would be a great time to start diving into data in order to understand your risk

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

March 16th, 2017

The Sales Tax Audit Struggle Part Two: It's Not House Money

In part two of this series, we talk about why we disagree with the finder's fee business model for sales tax audit services: it encourages us to pretend that we aren't spending real money.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

March 3rd, 2017

The Sales Tax Audit Struggle Part One: Perception vs Reality

There's a heated debate raging about sales tax audit services. ZacTax provides a patent pending audit tool with no finder's fee. In this first installment, we discuss wanting to avoid the perception of impropriety.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

February 24th, 2017

HB 1370 would be a big win for cities

HB 1370 would provide a much needed change to the Comptroller's Confidential Information Report, allowing cities to view sales tax data for individual outlets when a taxpayer has more than one in their city.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO

February 23rd, 2017

We're Blogging!

It's about time. With the launch of Zac 2.0, we decided it would be fitting to finally get a blog up and running.

Michael Foster

Co-Founder / CTO