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Most Recent Blog Posts: Sales Tax Advice for Businesses

Does Your POS Collect Sales Tax For You?

As a small business owner, you want to find technology solutions that will solve multiple problems for you. So as you’re shopping for a Point of Sale (POS) system, you may be asking yourself: does a POS collect sales tax for you?  Read on to learn about how POS systems work with sales tax collection, and where you may need to add an integration in order to automate sales tax for your small business.

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Food Truck Sales Tax in California – What You Need to Know Before Opening A Food Truck

Food trucks are a great way to provide cost-effective, innovative food to your community. But just because food trucks are smaller than restaurants, doesn’t mean there’s less logistics to think about. Read on to learn about food truck sales tax in California, so you can stay compliant with California tax laws. 

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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.

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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! 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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What Should I Do if My Business is Behind on Sales Tax?

Unfortunately, it’s pretty easy to fall behind on your sales tax, and it happens to more businesses than you might think. You are not alone, and there are steps you can take to get back on track and out of debt to the State. 

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5 Steps for Retailers and Restaurants To Take This Year To Make Next Year’s Tax Season Easier

It is tax time, and we know how that goes for a lot of folks. Here are a few apps and services to help you automate and systematize parts of your business to make next year’s tax season much easier.

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3 Tools to Help Restaurant Owners Spend Less Time in the Back Office

There are so many things that restaurant owners have to worry about and keep track of. Here are three tools that can help you save time and increase efficiency -- so you can spend less time in the back office and more time growing your business.

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