Advanced Sales and Use Tax Workshop

You don’t need any fancy equipment to join us for the virtual workshop. Just a computer, an Internet connection, and perhaps some headphones! Of course, if you’re interested in both seeing and being seen, be sure you have a webcam to join the fun.

The sessions will be a mix of lecture, Q&A time, and attendee sharing. We’ll maintain the interactivity Advanced Workshop is known for. Including time allotted for informal, smaller group breakouts to discuss what’s on your mind.

All workshop sessions will be recorded. We know you have a lot going on right now! You won’t miss any learning if you need to step away during the workshop. You will have access to a library of video recordings for 30 days after the workshop ends you can review at any time.

Course materials will be made available via PDF download links. This includes our infamous workbook and class list, expect a few fun twists not to be missed!

Advanced 2020 will examine the following topics in individual sessions. 

Monitoring Your Economic Nexus Obligations Post-Wayfair

Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair on June 21, 2018, the changes to the sales tax landscape have been sweeping. Get practical guidance on what you need to understand now in the post-Wayfair landscape, including remote seller legislative changes, monitoring economic nexus thresholds, dealing with changes in your business and the impact to registration, marketplace facilitation changes to collection and reporting, physical nexus, and much more.

Taxation of Software and the Cloud: How to Navigate a Changing Landscape

States across the country have been enacting legislative changes that determine how they characterize sales of software, digital goods, and cloud computing for sales tax purposes. You’ll learn about crucial issues regarding software and cloud taxation and how to navigate tricky areas such as software user allocation and claiming exemptions.

Demystifying Gross Receipts Taxes

Most sales tax professionals specialize in just that – sales tax – and may not be aware of how to manage gross receipts taxes. However, the enactment of gross receipts taxes in states such as Oregon (not to mention Ohio, Washington, and others) can lead to new nexus and filing obligations for businesses. Understand how to determine if these taxes are affecting your business and how to stay compliant.

Sales Tax Potpourri: Examine Top Issues Selected by Attendees

We’ll take your input to create a customized session addressing the top sales tax topics that attendees are asking for. Get personalized answers to your most pressing sales tax questions! Once you register, watch for an email to submit the sales tax issues at the top of your mind. We’ll take these submissions and craft an overview touching on the hot topics of the attendees.

Maintaining Integrity & Professionalism When the Waters Get Murky

When dealing with sales and use tax, you are often confronted by situations that do not fall neatly within the rules. Join the Sales Tax Institute faculty members as we engage with attendees on how to evaluate ethical scenarios in the world of sales tax and navigate these potential situations in real life.

Attendee Roundtable: Sharing Success Stories and Best Practices

In this brand-new Advanced session moderated by Diane Yetter, we’ll open the floor to Advanced students to share their biggest sales tax wins with the group. We’ll reach out to attendees to submit their success stories or a best practice that they’ve developed or assisted in implementing that they think could benefit others. Attendees can then present their ideas to the group.

Industry Overviews

Learn about the latest legislative developments and state-specific sales tax updates in a number of industries relevant to Workshop attendees. This year we will examine the manufacturing, professional services, retail, and utilities industries.

Have you reached a point in your career where you’re looking to explore expert-level concepts?

Are you looking for ways to not just improve processes, but streamline your entire department so that you are operating at the highest efficiency, effectiveness, and  accuracy?

Do you already know the fundamentals about nexus, drop shipments, compliance and other sales and use tax concepts and are looking for those advanced nuances to really increase your knowledge and expertise?

Are you ready to truly specialize and take on stronger leadership positions that allow you to demand better titles, pay, and positions with your master level knowledge?

Imagine if you could achieve all of this and more with a support group of like-minded professionals in just 3 days.

We created Advanced Sales and Use Tax Workshop to help you move from a capable practitioner to a true master in sales and use tax.

Advanced Sales and Use Tax Workshop is a live seminar that involves an in-depth look at specific sales tax topics over a period of three days. Attendees work together to unpack important sales tax issues in a series of sessions that involve lecture, case studies, and group discussions. The advanced workshop will help you rethink important sales and use tax topics and get up-to-date on legislative changes that are affecting your company and/or clients today.

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Cancellation/Complaint Policy

Sessions are lead by the top professionals in the industry that have specialized backgrounds in different areas of sales and use tax so that you get a wide range of viewpoints. We encourage interactivity and lots of questions. PLUS, all attendees have the opportunity for one-on-one access to the faculty where they will help answer specific questions and situations. Furthermore, we never allow government auditors to attend our live courses, so you can safely discuss your situation without fear.

The Advanced Sales and Use Tax Workshop is a symposium unlike any other opportunity out there. We help you see things in a new light and increase your level of expertise to help you achieve your career goals.

And we succeed. In fact, alumni of the Advanced Workshop report that what they learn at this event helps them position themselves for leadership roles, promotions, positions at different companies, snag bigger clients, and even leverage better pay!

Even without potential career accolades, this course will help you make faster decisions, improve your accuracy, and increase your ability to offer strategic sales tax recommendations.

The most unique part of Advanced is the size. We limit the number of participants so that everyone gets a chance to learn, discuss, and make meaningful connections with one another. You get the focused attention and guidance that you need to really stand out as an expert.