Got a surprise audit notice from the state for my cafe in Portland, turned out my old bookkeeper messed up the sales tax filing for a whole quarter.

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Oh man, that's a nightmare. Sales tax audits are no joke. They'll dig through every single receipt and invoice. Had a friend go through one and they ended up owing back taxes plus penalties for two years. Makes you want to double-check everything yourself now, doesn't it?

murphy.abby10d ago

Disagree, honestly. Audits can be a good wake-up call if your books are messy. My cousin had one and it turned out she'd been overpaying for months because of a math error. They actually sent her a refund. Sure, it's stressful, but it forces you to clean things up. Sometimes you find problems in your own favor.

the_nathan10d ago

Your cousin's story sounds like a regular tax audit, not a sales tax audit. Those are usually way more intense and rarely end with a refund.