BNA's New Sales & Use Tax Product Gives Practitioners Unique and Practical Insights From Leading Sales & Use Pros

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its new Premier State Tax Library, BNA Tax and Accounting has launched a Sales & Use Tax Library at a time when state and local taxation is growing in complexity as states across the U.S. are eyeing sales and use tax as a critical source of tax revenue.

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"Given the volume and rate of change and complexity in sales and use tax law, practitioners need more help and the right kind of help," says BNA Executive Editor George Farrah.   "Subscribers to our new Sales & Use Tax Library will have access to insightful and practical analysis written by Ryan, a leading tax services firm with industry-recognized expertise in sales and use taxes."

The Premier State Tax Library's new Sales & Use Practice area features its own set of Portfolio guidance, a Sales & Use Tax Navigator, and practitioner perspectives offering peer insights, planning points, real-world examples and trend analysis.

"Of course, practitioners get guidance that is thoroughly researched and cited. They expect that from BNA. Critically, they also get tools, such as chart builders and rate finders, to help reduce their research time in finding information that's relevant to the transaction or issue they're dealing with," says Farrah.

Sales and Use Practice area features include:

• Sales & Use Tax Portfolios in which leading experts analyze sales tax information by topic, fostering understanding of the topic and allowing practitioners to learn from their experience.
• Sales & Use Tax Navigator provides state-by-state coverage written under the direction of Megan Mahony, the Co-Practice Leader of Ryan's National Tax practice. Organized by state, practitioners can find quick answers to state-specific questions that goes beyond the basic summaries of the law, with appropriate citations to primary source. Coverage includes Tax Rates, Taxable Base, Taxation of Service, Bundled Transactions, Filing Requirements, Taxation of Leases, and much more.
• Sales & Use Tax Chart Builder enables practitioners to custom-build easy-to-read charts on tax rates, tax base, tax on services, exemptions, etc., including full citations to the supporting law (with links) and references to further analysis. Charts can be edited, exported, and saved.
• Sales & Use Tax Monitor offers subscribers daily news covering all sales tax developments and future changes to sales & use tax rates as they're approved. Subscribers can receive email highlights, personalized alerts by state & topics, and notification when tax rates change.
• Sales & Use Rate Finder allows subscribers to search thousands of state and local tax rates by zip code, city, county, and state. Users can export sales tax rates via email by selecting jurisdictions and schedule frequency in a variety of formats.

"Building this library has been about serving customer needs by leveraging BNA's core strengths," says Darren McKewen, BNA Vice President and Group Publisher for BNA Tax & Accounting.   "BNA provides the most practitioner-focused analysis; the largest team of correspondents providing the timeliest and extensive news coverage; and the best tools to streamline and reduce research time."  

Online, interactive tools of the Premier State Tax Library also include:

• State Tax Portfolios, written by leading state tax practitioners to help practitioners compare and contrast state tax department positions; perform scenario analysis; defend previous state tax positions and create money-saving state tax plans.
• State Tax Research Digest, organized by state with a standard Table of Contents, allows subscribers to quickly find answers to basic state tax questions with analysis supported by detailed citations to the relevant state tax statutes and regulations. Summaries offer links to relevant State Portfolios, where subscribers will find expert analysis of the topic, planning points, examples, and state-by-state charts.
• Weekly State Tax Report, an award-winning publication that offers insight on current events written by trained, experienced reporters/analysts; practical guidance from top practitioners with fully cited opinions, and special reports including the annual Survey of State Tax Departments.
• NEW! Corporate Income Tax Chart Builder that can generate custom, quick-reference charts on I.R.C. conformity, Tax Rates, Apportionment, Filing Requirements, Unclaimed Property, and more.  Answers are supported by links to statutes or regulations and further expert analysis, and charts can be saved, sorted, edited, and exported.
• State Tax Nexus Evaluator, a practice tool designed to help evaluate whether a company has nexus in a particular state. Practitioners can create projects and answer questions about specific activities in one or more states, generate client-ready reports, and save, edit, or copy projects.
• Full Text of Statutes, Regs., Rulings, and Cases; State Tax Forms

BNA's Premier State Tax Library is featured on the BNA Tax & Accounting Center. For more information, call 800.372.1033, or go to http://www.bnatax.com/premierstatetax.

About BNA Tax & Accounting

BNA Tax & Accounting is the foremost source of tax and accounting research, news, practice tools, and guidance for tax attorneys, CPAs, corporate tax managers, estate planners, and financial accountants.  For more than 50 years, BNA Tax & Accounting has offered practitioners expert insights and guidance on every significant issue in tax and accounting planning and compliance. Written by practitioners for practitioners, BNA's award-winning Portfolios offer topic-driven, in-depth guidance on transactions designed to help tax professionals achieve new levels of excellence and client service. For more information about our products and services, visit BNA Tax & Accounting online at http://www.bnatax.com/.

About Ryan

Ryan is the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada.  Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state, local, federal, and international tax advisory and consulting services on a multi-jurisdictional basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, credits and incentives, tax process improvement and automation, tax appeals, and strategic planning.  With a multi-disciplinary team of more than 850 professionals and associates, Ryan serves many of the world's most prominent Fortune 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.ryan.com.

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