Rewards of Merit: Sales and Use Tax
Identified Millions in Savings for OFS Company
Client:
Client had rapidly expanded into multiple states and had concerns about how they were taxing sales.
Results for client
$6M
Sales and Use Tax Refunds
Implemented Tax Matrix & Monthly Compliance Procress
Challenge:
- Client was charging tax on almost 100% of sales.
Merit Action Plan:
- Met with Client to discuss services provided and reviewed account coding price book to confirm.
- Researched and assigned taxability to each price book item to correct tax collection moving forward.
- Audited prior period collections to calculate historical overpayments of tax.
- Developed refund claims and strategy for obtaining credits for overpaid taxes and refunding customers where appropriate.