Ned Lenhart, President of Interstate Tax Strategies, P.C. has focused on interstate sales and use tax analysis and consultation for over 25 years. He started Interstate Tax Strategies, P.C. in 2003 after serving as a Firm Director for Deloitte in its Atlanta office. Prior to joining Deloitte in 1994, Ned was a Sr. Manager with Arthur Andersen in Kansas City, Missouri. Ned also worked for the Missouri Department of Revenue where he was the Director of the Compliance Division and led the state's civil and criminal tax enforcement efforts. He also served as Deputy Director of the Division of Taxation and Bureau Manager for the Compliance Division.
Ned is CPA licensed in Georgia and Alabama. Ned is a frequent speaker at local and national tax and business conferences. He is a member of the AICPA and the GSCPA. He holds an MBA from Minnesota State University-Mankato and a BS from Iowa Wesleyan College.
Interstate Tax Consulting Services Provided
We assist our clients by developing technically sound, business specific, and cost effective interstate sales tax consulting solutions. Following are just some of the question we frequently assist our clients address:
- Where does my business have nexus for sales tax purposes?
- Do we have the proper documentation to support sales tax exemptions?
- Are we charging state sales tax correctly on the goods and services we provide?
- Are our invoices prepared in a tax efficient way?
- Are we handling our internet sales tax correctly?
- Have we implemented our sales tax software properly?
- Do we have exposure for back taxes and how can we resolve these problems?
- Has the sales tax law changed on the tax rules changed products and services we sell?
- Is our business taxing advantage of all the sales tax exemptions available?
- How can we prepare for sales tax audits?
- Have we overpaid sales taxes on the purchases we have made?
LET US HELP YOU
Our mission is to help your business understand and navigate the increasingly complicated interstate sales tax landscape. Regardless of your industry, if you operate in more than one state, you are an interstate business and you must evaluate the sales tax rules in each state where you conduct business. Even if you are only in one state, don't assume your sales tax processes and procedures are correct. Each year, states collect millions of dollars in taxes, interest, and penalties on audit from businesses who thought they were handling their sales tax properly.
