Sales & Use Tax Services

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Businesses around the United States overpay millions in sales and use taxes each year because they have neither the time nor expertise to understand the sales and use tax laws in each state in which they operate.  DBS Bell is here to help.  We offer the following services to help your company avoid overpaying taxes or recover overpayments of taxes:

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Sales Tax Recovery Reviews (a.k.a. "Reverse Audits")

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Recovering sales or use tax refunds for our clients is a primary focus of our business.  With over 15 years of "Big 4" experience, our partners bring top-level sales & use tax consulting to your company at a significantly reduced price point.

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There are many reasons why a company may have overpaid sales or use taxes.  Some of the most common reasons are:

• Companies often do not take full advantage of the sales tax exemptions available to them.

• Vendors incorrectly charge sales tax on exempt items or charge an incorrect rate. 

• Companies incorrectly self-assess use tax on exempt items due to uncertainty.

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One thing we can guarantee is that you are getting "Big 4" level service at a much more reasonable rate.  

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Audit Representation

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Handling a sales or use tax audit is a very time consuming process.  Utilize your company's personnel to further your core business objectives and let us handle these audits for you.  We have extensive experience representing companies in sales and use tax audits and will keep state revenue agencies honest, often reducing your assessment by a substantial amount.

 

State auditors love to focus on a company's lack of documentation to drive audit assessments.  The missing documents could even be from transactions that occurred several years ago.  If it is determined to be cost effective, we will track the documentation from the relevant vendors to reduce your assessment.      

 

Furthermore, state auditors often conveniently overlook items that would result in a refund to the company.  When we represent you, we will identify these items and use them to reduce any assessment identified by the auditors, frequently resulting in a net refund due to you!