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This chart shows brick-and-mortar merchants’ daily sales revenue since early March and then a rolling 7-day average of those sales. The high point of the red line was on March 5th, 2020 while the low point of the red line occurred on March 31st, 2020. At that point, sales revenue had crashed by over 58% in just a few weeks. Now it’s down by 26% and steadily improving to a busy Memorial Day weekend.

As a restaurant owner during COVID-19, you are probably relying heavily on 3rd party apps (3PAs) such as Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. With delivery likely being the vast bulk or possibly only revenue stream available to you, it’s vitally important that you understand who is responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax through these 3rd party orders.

By David Joseph and Lance E. Rothenberg Short Answer: Painful. Very painful. In these unprecedented times, it’s a real possibility that many small-to-medium-sized businesses will, despite every effort, be forced to close their business and declare bankruptcy. If these businesses had used the sales tax collected prior to closing their doors to sustain their business…  Continue reading »

Should bars still include sales tax in the price of their drinks or are they actually subsidizing part of the drink for all of their customers and giving up revenue?

By David Joseph and Lance E. Rothenberg Short Answer: Painful. Very painful. In these unprecedented times, it’s a real possibility that many small-to-medium-sized businesses will, despite every effort, be forced to close their business and declare bankruptcy. If these businesses had used the sales tax collected prior to closing their doors to sustain their business…  Continue reading »

Many of you have pivoted to offer take-out, delivery, and maybe even online sales during the COVID-19 crisis. If you are new to these services, we want to remind you that you need to check how the items you are selling are taxed in your state. It’s not as cut and dry as it may seem.

Many businesses who otherwise do a good job documenting their sales fall prey to a common sales tax trap - tax-exempt sales. In order to protect themselves, owners can follow simple guidelines ensuring these sales don’t fall through the cracks.

It may be necessary to update the credentials used by DAVO Sales Tax to your point of sale system. Read our step-by-step guide.

Have questions on the details of how DAVO Sales Tax works? Read our FAQ to learn more.