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Special Section
ATTENTION: The IRS Does not Initiate Contact With Taxpayers by Email
The IRS Does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email. If you receive an email from the "IRS" this is FAKE. Please take caution and do not open it, click on attachments, or reply to these emails.
To find out more information on types of IRS fraud, see the link below:
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Marketing Tip from Rebecca L. Plankey
Selling Professional Services
Widget selling and service selling are different in many ways. You can see, smell, touch, hear or taste a widget. However, selling a service means selling a relationship and trust. If you are selling widgets you employ a salesperson on a showroom floor to demonstrate the widget's abilities. Selling a service means acquiring the facts of the project in order to best communicate how you will meet the needs of the project. A person who is technically competent to meet the needs of the project may not be equipped with the skill to address key project concerns such as a target budget, the competition, what the client liked or disliked about their last provider and how the decision is made and who is making it.
So while it is important to understand the technical aspect of any project, knowing what is driving the decision will determine your success at winning the new client. If you currently do not have a professional salesperson on staff, I recommend hiring one or at least obtain sales training for your technical employees. Remember, this isn't widgets - this is a relationship.
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Technology Tip from Debbie L. Banks
TSPLOST Changes Steps for Filing Georgia Sales Tax
Clients who attempt to file their January sales tax may notice calculation issues on the GTC website when using the short form. One client noticed that the online form was not calculating his tax at 8% -- it was higher. The GTC representative in Atlanta responded that there are changes in a couple of steps for counties impacted by the TSPLOST. Therefore, we wanted to share the information with you now.
Here are the steps to follow after logging in to GTC:
(1) Log in as normal, and in Step 1: Do you have sales and use activity? Select Yes.
(2) On the next screen, the 4th box down that says you have sales/use tax in TSPLOST counties should be CHECKED.
(3) This will lead you to the LONG form. The short form is no longer available for TSPLOST counties.
(4) Enter your total sales and exempt sales. Your taxable sales and the state portion of the tax (4%) automatically calculate.
(5) Click on the blue words in line #4 to choose your county or counties.
(6) On the next screen, you will choose your counties and input the amount of TAXABLE sales for each county.
(7) You will get a message that you have chosen a TSPLOST county and the TSPLOST amount will automatically calculate.
(8) When you click OK, it takes you back to your sales tax form, where you will see the county amounts input, as well as the TSPLOST.
(9) Your total tax will be 8%, and then vendor's compensation will come out from there like normal.
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