Taxes

Best Practices for Managing a Sales Tax Audit

If you and your company haven’t been hit with a sales tax audit yet, congrats. You should realize, though, that...

Top 7 Tax Changes You Should Know About for 2021

Changing tax laws can be confusing in the best of times. Add on the complications brought about by COVID-19? Suddenly...

2022 Filing Reminders

December 22, 2021 It’s the start of a new year, which means that tax season is right around the corner....

Handling Sales Tax In-House: The Job Market Challenge

Staying on top of the ever-evolving sales tax landscape takes constant time and attention. Many companies believe this is something...

Doing More with Less: Is It Time to Make a Change?

2021 has been another year of tumultuous change. As the global pandemic dragged deep into the year, much longer than...

7 Year-End Tax Tips

December 14, 2021 As we approach 2022, Optima wants to wish you a happy holiday season and remind you to...

What’s New in State Sales and Use Taxes?

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent...

TaxAct Camellia Bowl Ticket Giveaway and TaxAct Texas Bowl Ticket Giveaway: Official Giveaway Rules

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,...

Your Sunday Confessions Answered

I have no idea how to fill out a W-2, or wait, is it a W-4? We get it. Form...

Sales Tax Obligations for Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Part 2: Monitoring Nexus Thresholds on Sales From Your Own Website

Wholesalers and manufacturers/distributors have some big advantages regarding sales tax compliance – but they can also have hidden obligations. Wholesalers...

What are Gift Taxes?

December 7, 2021 The holiday season is upon us, and so is the season for giving. Gifts are wonderful ways...

Risks of Non-Compliance

Rolling the dice with sales tax compliance can backfire in a big way. And there are several examples that take...