Sales Tax Filing and Bookkeeping in Murray, UT

Murray's history page describes a business district that began to develop along the transportation corridor as the railroad came in and the territorial road, later known as State Street, was established. The city took its name in 1883, when the South Cottonwood Post Office became the Murray Post Office.

Ivory Balance Books serves Murray businesses remotely from South Jordan. Melanie Mathews, the founder and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, works with owners who have outgrown basic bookkeeping.

Murray ties each business license to one address, and that is where the books for a second or third location need the most care.

In Murray, each business location will need a separate license. Licenses are not transferable from address to address or from owner to owner. The city's renewals page adds that a license is valid only for the location listed on it (Murray City).

In the books, two Murray sites mean two licenses, two renewals and two fees to record. Tagging every sale and cost to the location that earned or spent it keeps each license tied to the numbers behind it, and shows which site is carrying the other.

Murray's renewals page lists changes in business location, ownership changes, deletions in officers or members and name changes as needing a new application. New fees will be required for location and ownership changes, and license fees are non-refundable and not pro-rated. The city also says fees vary according to number of employees, vehicles and classifications.

A mid-year move to a new Murray address is a new application and a new fee, booked against the location that triggered it.

Renewals are due annually and are not automatic. Notices are mailed on the first business day of the month the license expires and are due before the last business day of that month, and the city does not accept postmarks as timely payment. Changes such as the number of employees may be noted on the renewal notice, though only accounts without changes can renew online.