Sales & Use Tax Consulting

Dermody, Burke & Brown CPAs are here to partner with you. Our team of sales and use tax professionals have helped many companies understand and comply with sales and use tax laws.

Nearly every transaction of goods and many service transactions come with an added charge for sales or use taxes. Every business, whether large or small, must consider the taxability of everything sold, bought, given away and/or consumed.

Why You May Need Help

Sales and Use Tax laws and regulations are constantly changing and becoming more complex, while the frequency of audits is increasing. Overlooking these taxes can greatly impact your bottom line, as overpayment and compliance issues are common across all industries.

The time and resources to address these issues in-house can be burdensome and costly, so why not enlist the help of seasoned experts to streamline the process for you?

Why Our Service Team?

Our team of sales and use tax professionals have a long history of recovering overpaid taxes, reducing tax liabilities and minimizing future sales and use tax exposure by implementing best practices and technology.

Our expertise allows us to provide practical advise and services tailored to each individual client.

Sales & Use Tax Consulting Services

Our Sales and use tax professionals possess a wide range of backgrounds and work experience. Our expertise allows us to provide practical advice and services tailored to each individual client.

Audit Representation

Our team will evaluate your business to determine if you are sales and use tax compliant and will access any potential exposure for non-compliance. In addition, in the event of a state audit examination, our qualified professionals will guide you the audit process and have a proven track record of obtaining positive results for our clients.

Audit Representation

Product and Service Taxability Review

Sales tax is frequently paid on exempt items, either to the supplier or to the state, where a legal exemption is available. Our team will perform a review of your purchases to identify potential refunds of sales and use taxes.

In addition, we will review the sales side of your business, to ensure sales tax is being collected on all taxable purchases to limit your potential exposure.

Nexus Reviews

A recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision – South Dakota V. Wayfair changed the registration and filing requirements in many states. A nexus review can help determine registration and filing requirements in each state.

General Consulting, Including Research & Planning

Our team is here to answer any questions you may have and to guide your business through the complexity of sales and use tax laws and regulations. We are dedicated to helping companies understand and implement best practices and cost-saving initiatives.

Sales and Use Tax Training

If you need assistance collecting sales tax or filing sales and use tax returns, our team of professionals are here for you.

Eployee Lising

For more information email info@dbbllc.com or call 315-471-9171 to contact:

Michael Fralix, CPA

Michael G. Fralix, CPA leads the Sales & Use Tax Consulting Group for Dermody, Burke & Brown CPAs, PLLC. With more than 15 years of experience in the area of sales and use tax, Michael and his team have provided consulting services to companies across a variety of industries, including nexus reviews, audit representation, and product/service taxability reviews.

Michael has over eighteen years of public accounting experience. He has worked with a wide variety of clients including manufacturing, short-line railroads, small business, and high wealth individuals. Michael comes to the firm with technical expertise in various areas of taxation, including partnership taxation, corporate tax, and sale and use tax. He has presented at conferences on sales and use tax related issues and is a member of the Tax Technical Committee at the firm.

Michael received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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Katie J. Rivers, CPA

Katie is a Manager in the Tax department at Dermody, Burke & Brown. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Siena College. Katie has earned her designation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Katie resides in East Syracuse, New York.