Most Recent Blog Posts: Businesses

Food Truck Sales Tax in Texas – What You Need to Know Before Opening a Food Truck

Food trucks are a great way to have a profitable and flexible business in the food industry. If you’re thinking about opening a food truck in Texas, you may be wondering about food truck sales tax in Texas. Do you need to pay sales tax? How do you collect sales tax? And are there cases where you don’t need to pay sales tax? 

Read on to learn more about your food truck sales tax obligations in Texas.

A Guide to Sales Tax for Food Trucks

Are you looking to start a food truck but aren’t sure what taxes you need to pay? Or maybe you have a food truck but with the first tax bill you received you’re realizing you need a sales tax strategy. Then read on for a full guide to sales tax for food trucks! 

The Best POS Systems for Food Trucks: Tips and Recommendations

Point of Sale (POS) systems are critical for the smooth operation of food trucks. So how do you choose the best POS for food trucks? We’ve got tips for choosing a POS system, as well as 5 POS systems we recommend for food trucks.

DAVO and Toast Team Up to Help a Restaurant Group Automate Sales Tax

DAVO by Avalara is proud to partner with Toast to help restaurant groups grow their operations and streamline sales tax from multiple locations. 

In a recent webinar, we spoke to Keith Santangelo, COO and CFO of Serafina Restaurant Group, about how he uses DAVO to collect, file, and pay sales tax from all 22 of the group’s locations.

DAVO Helps a Bagel Shop Automate Sales Tax With Table Needs POS

Read about how DAVO Sales Tax helped a bagel store owner automatically collect, file, and pay sales tax with Table Needs POS.

3 Ways Quick Service Restaurant Owners Can Shorten Their To-Do List with a Restaurant POS

When you’re running a restaurant, you’re juggling dozens of responsibilities at any given time. To help you focus on the food and less on the juggling act, you need a strong restaurant point of sale (POS) system that can help you simplify your operations and shorten your to-do list. Here are three ways a quick service restaurant POS can help!

Must-Have Features for Your Retail POS System

The best retail POS systems contain key features that help small business owners focus on growing revenue and creating seamless, easy processes to run the business.

Cost-Based Pricing: How To Include Taxes In Your Market Price

Learn what cost-based pricing is; why you should consider using it; and how to implement this pricing model in your business (with taxes and fees included).

3rd Party Delivery Apps: Who Pays Sales Tax?

Sales tax liability on 3rd party food delivery apps is an important detail to make sure you have set-up correctly in your POS. Many states have changed or enacted laws around who is responsible for collecting and paying sales tax. You could be double-paying sales tax on these orders and not even know it.

The POS Equipment Buyer’s Guide for 6 Specific Restaurant Types

After you choose your POS partner, it’s time to decide which POS equipment is the best fit for your restaurant.