Audit Empowerment: Techniques and Tips to Pass Your Next Audit

It’s natural to feel anxious and overwhelmed at the thought of an auditor knocking on your door. But what if you could face an audit feeling confident, fully prepared, and ready to take on any challenges that the auditor brings?

This isn’t a dream. With the proper guidance and execution, you can help make yourself virtually audit-proof! We’ll show you how in this webinar using Diane Yetter’s 30+ years experience.

Diane started in sales tax as an auditor and will give a unique perspective to attendees about what it’s like on both sides of the table. She will tell you the areas that sales and use tax auditors target when they look for unpaid tax liabilities. The expert advice and practical steps will help you take control of your audit and ensure that you aren’t defenseless against the auditor.  

This course will be full of practical techniques that you can implement in your business right away to help you better prepare for a potential audit – like documentation you need to maintain and more. It will also include strategies to feel confident and empowered during an audit, including negotiation tactics and how to handle common situations.  

In addition, many may discover areas where they have been overpaying sales tax. By identifying and exploring these areas, you could bring significant cost savings to the company.

Your Teaching Staff

In this 90-minute live webinar, sales tax expert Diane Yetter of the Sales Tax Institute will teach you how to prepare for a sales tax audit and give you practical advice that you can implement immediately in your business. Diane will cover a wide range of topics that you need to be aware so you can be fully prepared come audit time.

And during the live Q&A portion of the webinar, you can get answers to your specific sales tax questions directly from Diane.

Learning Objectives for this webinar include:

• Discover best practices to implement in your business every day to help make yourself audit-proof when an auditor inevitably comes calling.
• Learn how to manage exemption certificates to ensure that you are staying compliant and not creating sales tax liabilities.
• Understand what documentation and data you need to maintain in order to be prepared for the auditor’s requests.
• Learn how to perform internal reviews so you can make sure that your company is following policies.
• Understand what you need to be doing to stay compliant for use tax, an area that is often neglected and can lead to costly use tax audits.
• Gain insight on the auditor’s experience and what they look for.
• See how you influence the outcome of an audit and even negotiate terms with your auditor.
• Discover areas where you may be overpaying sales tax, so you can take advantage of cost saving opportunities.