In this course, we discuss how to prepare for your next sales tax exemption certificate audit. The primary building block is to understand the most commonly used sales tax definitions. We start by exploring the legal definitions of common sales tax terminology, which leads us to identifying the proper use and collection of exemption certificates.

This course prepares you to understand when an auditor is going to ask you questions and enables you to overcome the possible challenges you may encounter in a sales tax exemption certificate audit. It gives you the tools you need to understand how many certificates you have, if you have expired or invalid certificates, or if you are missing information that will leave you exposed in a sales tax audit. 

Learning Objectives
  • Explore the legal definitions of common sales tax terminology you will encounter
  • Identify the proper use and collection of exemption certificates
  • Discover how to prepare for the most common questions the auditor will ask
  • Identify possible challenges you may face under the audit
Last updated/reviewed: August 7, 2023
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15 Reviews (64 ratings)

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4
Anonymous Author
Course that reviews why it's important to have accurate sales tax exemption certificates. Discusses the process of an audit. Also discusses methods to track exemption certificates.

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Member's Profile
A quick overview of the main elements to consider for sales tax compliance and some big pitfalls to avoid when it comes audit time.

5
Anonymous Author
Good refresher on sales tax and exemption certificates. Great points on sales tax audits and what to review before the audit.

3
Anonymous Author
Good overview. I was hoping for some more examples to help explain the drop shipments and exempt/not exempt.

5
Anonymous Author
Nice sales tax review. Course materials did a good job of supporting the objectives of the course.

4
Anonymous Author
Good course, explained Nexus very well and helped to prepare you for a potential sales tax audit.

5
Member's Profile
Silvia’s course on Sales Tax was very comprehensive and makes a good case for automation

2
Member's Profile
This course is extremely outdated and make no mention of economic nexus.

5
Anonymous Author
these instructors are very easy to understand. this was a good course

5
Anonymous Author
a bit light on details and best practices but good overall and easy

5
Anonymous Author
Helpful explanations and definitions of sales tax terminology.

4
Anonymous Author
Informative with great slides and knowledgeable instructors.

3
Member's Profile
fairly basic course. Probably could have been half as long.

4
Anonymous Author
A basic review for our next audit, thanks !

5
Anonymous Author
Solid overview.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to How to Prepare for your Next Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Audit11:38
Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Audit
  Drop Shipments9:01
  Exempt or Not Exempt 11:18
  Audit Challenges8:08
CONCLUSION
  Audit Preparation 12:47
Continuous Play
  How to Prepare for your Next Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Audit Full Video52:52
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: How to Prepare for your Next Sales Tax Exemption Certificate AuditPDF
  How to Prepare for your Next Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Audit Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW and TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam