Members Question Dept. of Revenue-Sales Tax

OACCT members give examples of difficulties following sales tax laws,
as well as encounters with state auditors.
Commissioner Frans and his team plan to respond to the
suggestions and examples later this summer.

Commissioner Frans, Asst. Commissioner for Business Taxes Mansun and Sales Tax Director Pam Evans listen to Owatonna Chamber members concerns about audits.

Some suggestions for improvement: Make it easier!  The system is very complex and difficult to businesses to follow the rules; communicate with businesses a change on similarly themed items found during an audit--share those findings with like businesses in that industry; time frame for audits drag out for months-it's unacceptable since audits demand lots of time and resources.

Commissioner Frans plans to report back the findings in a summary.