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Sales-tax filing, nexus analysis and CDTFA audit representation.

From your first seller's permit to a full CDTFA audit, we handle California sales and use tax and the other states where your sales create nexus — and we represent you when the auditor calls.

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Who this is for

Restaurants and retailers, e-commerce and Amazon sellers, contractors, and any business that has received a CDTFA letter.

What's included

  • Seller's permit registration in California and other states
  • Monthly, quarterly and annual sales & use tax returns
  • Economic-nexus analysis for out-of-state and online sales (post-Wayfair thresholds)
  • Marketplace-facilitator reconciliation (Amazon, Shopify, Etsy)
  • Use-tax review on purchases and equipment
  • CDTFA audit representation: records preparation, sampling review, meetings with the auditor, appeals
  • Voluntary disclosure and penalty relief for past non-filing
  • Resale-certificate management

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TLR office, Santa Ana, California

How it works

Nexus review

We map where you sell and where you owe, and register where needed.

Filing

Sales data from your POS or store connects to the return; we file and pay on schedule.

Audit defense

If audited, we take over communication, prepare the records and challenge the auditor's sampling where it is wrong.

Appeal

If the result is unfair, we file the petition and represent you in the appeals conference.

Questions we hear most

I got a CDTFA audit notice. What now?

Do not send records yet. Call us. We sign a power of attorney, request the audit plan, and organize the records so the auditor sees a complete, consistent set. Most assessments come from bad sampling, not bad businesses.

Do I owe sales tax in other states?

If your sales into a state exceed its threshold (commonly $100,000 or 200 transactions a year), yes. Marketplaces often collect for you; direct sales you must handle. We check each state.

Talk to us this week.

A free 15-minute call. Next step and a fixed fee, in writing. No hourly billing, no obligation.

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