Published on 16, Aug 2022

Solve My Sales Tax Makes Staying Compliant in 12,000+ Jurisdictions Easy

If you spend a day with Charli Harrell, the CEO and Founder of Solve My Sales Tax, LLC, you will quickly realize two things: America’s sales tax regulations are incredibly complex, and the woman has an equally formidable memory. Charli acknowledges the first and brushes aside the second. “Staying sales-tax compliant in the United States is difficult to do if you are not familiar with the codes and guidelines,” she concedes. “As for me, I am just one of those people with a knack for numbers and a passion for fine print. At Solve My Sales Tax, I also work with a wonderful team of equally committed people who care about solving the sales tax issues that our clients typically encounter. That has been the key to our remarkable success since our launch in 2022.”

If you think that sales tax compliance is not a pressing issue on the minds of business executives, think again. In less than six months, Solve My Sales Tax has grown to include five dedicated sales tax specialists, and Charli plans to expand over the next year to accommodate more clients.

She attributes her company’s success to the confusion of executives over how to stay compliant in America’s 12,000+ sales tax jurisdictions and to the suite of services that Solve My Sales Tax offers to address common sales tax issues.

“A lot of clients struggle with understanding when they have triggered a sales tax nexus,” she says, “so we created our Nexus Analysis to solve this problem. With it, businesses can better understand their sales data and business activity. We have become very good at registering businesses for sales tax in the right jurisdiction, which for most people is a big reason why they take so much Tylenol.”

Solve My Sales Tax also routinely sets up an entire streamlined system with the software of its clients’ choice that connects to their POS system and simplifies/automates sales tax compliance. 

“It’s all designed to free owners from the aggravation of sales tax compliance so that they can concentrate on running their companies,” says Charli. “They can leave those pesky sales tax details to us.”

Recently, Solve My Sales Tax introduced “One Simple Monthly Price,” which packages the company’s services into easy-to-understand price structures. Charli reveals that this has been very popular, especially with businesses that in the past struggled to forecast how much they would need to spend on sales tax.

“We got rid of the old hourly billing structure, which was ambiguous and hampered companies’ efforts to create accurate budgets,” she states. “Now we have one simple monthly price that our clients can depend on, and that has been very helpful for them.”

She gives an example of a simple price structure that is popular with small businesses. For clients who need sales tax filings in three states and do not use a sales tax software, Solve My Sales Tax charges $375 for three filings and $400 for two hours of consulting each month. 

“It also includes free Notice Management and Monthly Nexus Analysis, for a total of $775/month,” she says. “It is one simple monthly price that companies can rely on.”

For companies who wonder about the value of outsourcing their sales tax needs, the average amount that small emerging businesses spend on sales tax compliance is $11,000 each month.

“That is a sizable chunk out of their revenue, but it’s even worse for small-to-mid-sized businesses: $17,000,” says Charli. “Think about how much you have to pay a sales tax accountant. How would you like to save about half of that by outsourcing to us and using sales tax automation software? That’s money you can invest back into your company and grow even further.”

As the United States’ sales tax regulations are legendary, Solve My Sales Tax sees clients from around the world. “It’s one of the benefits of working remotely,” Charli believes. “We can easily pivot and meet the needs of our clients, including accounting firms that use us on a white-label basis. Solve My Sales Tax is very adaptable.”

So, the next time you are wondering if your organic shampoo has the same sales tax on the island of Hawaii as it does in Concord, New Hampshire (and how long it will take you to find out), remember Solve My Sales Tax.

“We love to do what drives most other people absolutely crazy,” Charli says. “Let us figure out those little details about sales tax so that you can skip the migraine and stay sales-tax compliant.”

Solve My Sales Tax, founded by CEO Charli Harrell, is helping businesses to navigate the complexities of sales tax in the United States. It specializes in nexus analysis, state registrations, state filings, creation and implementation of streamlined sales tax systems, product taxability determination, notice management and resolution, general sales tax consulting, sales tax for merging and splitting businesses, sales tax audit support, and more.

For more information, please visit https://solvemysalestax.com/.