Small business owners shudder at the thought of a sales tax audit. That’s why it’s important to proactively join MantaTrends for a 15-minute webcast teaching small business owners how to avoid sales tax audits and what to do when things go wrong. During the webcast, you will learn all this and more: • How can a company avoid costly mistakes? • Where do most businesses fail? • What’s a typical audit experience like & how can you make the best of a bad situation?

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2. Avoiding Sales Tax Audits—
And what to do
when things go wrong
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3. @carie_ferg
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5. The Story
 Be audit
ready: The
odds are
greater than
you think!

6. Less than
1
month
1-6
months
Over 6 Months
23%
44%
The Cost of Business as Usual (BAU)
44% can't
remember the
last time they
updated their
sales tax
processes
20%20%
13%
Percentage of
businesses
that believe a
sales tax
auditor would
find a mistake
Average total
cost for
businesses to
manage a
sales tax
audit

7.  Know where you owe
Tip No. 1

8.  Assess
your
risk
Tip No. 2

9. Tip No. 3
 Be proactive

10. Open the resource list to get more
information about our upcoming and
on-demand webinars, including the first
two webcasts in this series.
Don’t miss our next expert webinar
innovation Oct. 29!
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11. Manta believes in empowering small businesses to achieve
success. We’re inspired by your determination and energy. And
we understand that every company is unique.
We strive to provide the marketing tools and educational
resources you need to stand out, connect with your customers
and your peers, and grow your business.
Send us a note and let us know what you’d like to learn from
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