CorpSystem® Sales Tax Rates and Taxability Database for Telecom

Are you tired of wasting time researching and setting up numerous overrides to your telecom tax rate data? With our extensive research network, CCH has developed the most thorough transaction telecommunication tax rate database in the telecom industry.

CorpSystem Sales Tax Rates and Taxability Database provides the most well-researched telecom tax rates and determinations for wireless, wireline, cable and VoIP services. It delivers the latest tax rates and taxability information for over 300 telecom services in more than 10,000 jurisdictions.

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CorpSystem Sales Tax Rates and Taxability Database for Telecom makes it easy to create accurate telecommunication tax rate calculations. With an extensive list of telecom tax rates, services and related subcategories of tax rules, you’ll experience less error and reduce your audit risk. In addition, you can:

• Save time during the monthly update process by easily loading the flat ASCII file (comma delimited or fixed length) into any operating environment with minimal programming.
• Simplify your telecom tax rate research process by eliminating manual tracking and input.
• Reduce audit risk and conform to the standard geocoding system for SSTP and MTSA, with the only telecommunication tax rate database that includes FIPS geocodes.
• Enjoy faster, easier jurisdictional determination, even if a ZIP code crosses city limits. Telcom tax data is mapped using multiple location criteria: ZIP code, ZIP + 4, FIPS geocode and state, county and city name.
• Expect reduced audit penalties and fines by using tax information so accurate that even the IRS uses it.

Covered taxes include:

• Sales and use
• Gross receipts
• Universal service funds
• E-911
• Relay
• Business and occupation
• Local utility
• Telecom tax rate

Covered services include:

• Local access charges
• Long distance
• Cellular
• Prepaid phone cards
• Private lines
• Data services
• Voicemail
• Late payment fees
• Paging
• 900 service
• 800 service
• Directory assistance
• Teleconferencing
• Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)
• Cable/broadband

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There’s no reason to spend valuable time on anything other than managing and growing your business. With Sales tax solutions developed and supported by CCH, you can be confident that your accounting department is using the most reliable telecom sales tax compliance solutions available, which allow you to:

• Use CorpSystem® ZIPComm Lookup to identify the specific telecom tax rate types and related rates and surcharges.
• Take the guesswork out of determining the appropriate taxing jurisdiction and applicable special telecommunication tax rates and districts for your customers with CorpSystem® Site-US Tax.
• Automate the capture, organization and management of sales tax exemption and resale certificates with a state-of-the-art exemption certificate management solution.
• Integrate CorpSystem® Telecom Customer Exemption Smart Charts to access the latest exemption rules for 20 exempt customer types specific to the telecommunications industry.
• Incorporate CorpSystem® Sales Tax Online, a robust sales tax calculation solution that includes rates, taxability rules and address validation.
• Map your sales and use tax information to the appropriate fields on all applicable returns with CorpSystem® Sales Tax Returns Online.

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