State and local tax (SALT) services
Manage state and local tax complexity with greater confidence.
Comprehensive SALT services
State income and franchise tax
Navigate changing nexus, apportionment, sourcing and filing rules across jurisdictions. We support proactive planning, multistate expansion, return preparation, voluntary disclosures, audit response and administrative appeals.
Sales and use tax
Address economic nexus, product and service taxability, exemptions, registrations and transaction questions. We also provide refund and reverse-audit reviews, including utility reviews, as well as audit defense, voluntary disclosures, recurring returns, payments, reconciliation and notice support.
Property tax
Manage real, personal and intangible property tax obligations through valuation and assessment reviews, compliance and payment administration, appeal strategy, audit defense and transaction-related planning.
Unclaimed property
Assess risk, strengthen policies and controls, identify dormant property, conduct owner outreach, prepare reports and remittances, and respond to audits or voluntary disclosures.
Business licensing
Assess risk, strengthen policies and controls, identify dormant property, conduct owner outreach, prepare reports and remittances, and respond to audits or voluntary disclosures.
Acquisitions, restructurings, and beyond
Identify SALT exposure and opportunities before acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, expansions, carve-outs and sale-leasebacks. We also support transfer tax estimates, property tax and appraisal considerations, and post-close compliance planning.
Credits and incentives
Identify and evaluate state and local tax credits, training grants and other incentives connected to business expansion, job creation, capital investment and site-selection decisions.
Scale recurring SALT work without adding strain to your internal team
When to talk with a SALT professional
- Entering new states, markets or sales channels
- Launching software, subscriptions, bundled offerings or digital products
- Implementing or replacing an ERP, billing platform or tax engine
- Buying, selling, restructuring or integrating a business
- Facing notices, audits, backlogs or resource constraints
- Concerned about overpayments, missed exemptions or inaccurate assessments
Why Sikich
One coordinated team
Access income, sales and use, property, unclaimed property, business licensing and transaction support through a connected team.
Technology enablement
Connect tax requirements with systems, data, integrations, workflows and controls to improve accuracy, consistency and visibility.
Responsive client service
Work with professionals who specialize in multistate taxation and provide clear communication, practical recommendations and timely support.
Consulting plus execution
Move from identifying an issue to implementing a solution and managing ongoing obligations.
Flexible delivery
Choose project-based consulting, recurring compliance, co-sourcing or outsourcing based on your needs.
Connected business perspective
Coordinate SALT with transaction, valuation, ERP and other specialists when business change demands it.
Our approach
A straightforward engagement starts by understanding your business—your footprint, operating model, systems, and priorities—and the state tax implications that run alongside each. From there, Sikich looks ahead as well as across: assessing obligations, exposure, savings opportunities, and process gaps through both a business and a tax lens. We develop recommendations that make sense operationally and fiscally—the right filings, disclosures, or implementation plan—and then stay engaged to support recurring compliance, reporting, and optimization, anticipating what’s next as your business grows.
