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SALT Explorer™

Build more accurate bids with project-specific sales and use tax estimates.
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Estimate your project’s sales and use tax liability with ease.

Understanding sales and use tax for construction projects is a complex, time-consuming challenge. Tax rules are inconsistent across states. Navigating unclear government websites or out-of-date PDFs can lead to costly errors that hurt your bottom line. That’s why we created SALT Explorer.

Our platform delivers fast, accurate, and project-specific tax estimates for multistate construction bids. We combine years of state and local tax (SALT) experience with powerful automation to help you:

  • Streamline complex tax research
  • Integrate exempt entity treatment and gross-receipt tax estimates
  • Get curated insights from SALT professionals
  • Protect your margins and keep bids moving forward

Key Features for Smarter Construction Bidding

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Generate Tax Estimates in Minutes

Simply enter project details to quickly generate a specific tax estimate. Our software handles the complex calculations for you.

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Go Beyond Basic Tax Rates

Each report includes curated, location-specific insights and compliance tips from our from our senior tax professionals.

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Tax Help When You Need It

When you face a complex scenario, you can request tax help from our trusted SALT advisors through the platform.

Automated Tax Intelligence for Every Bid

When you’re ready to research a new bid, just enter your project details. SALT Explorer automatically retrieves the latest sales and use tax rates and applies them to your project. Your report includes:

  • Estimated Tax Owed on Purchases
  • Estimated Tax to Collect on Sales
  • A Breakdown of State, County, and City Rates
  • Direct Links to State and Local Tax Websites
  • Actionable Insights From Forvis Mazars SALT Professionals
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The implementation of SALT Explorer into our standard procedures has helped our organization stay on top of the ever-changing tax landscape. We now can quickly research and quantify our exposures prior to submitting bids to our customers and, once awarded, have the information at our fingertips to establish accounts quickly and efficiently.”
– Tom Borgia, CFO, J. Raymond Construction Company
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Built-In Support for Gross Receipts & Exemptions

Are you bidding on a project for an exempt entity or working in a state with complex gross receipts taxes? SALT Explorer understands these variables and automatically factors them into your tax estimate. This helps ensure your calculations capture the various items that can impact your final numbers in each state.

Construction Tax Help, Just a Click Away

When tax scenarios get complicated, SALT Explorer gives you access to SALT professionals at Forvis Mazars. Backed by 100 years of experience in the construction industry, our team can answer your questions and guide you through complex tax laws, helping you create more accurate bids with confidence.

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State & Local Tax Challenges Facing Multistate Construction Companies

Navigating SALT regulations is a major hurdle for multistate contractors. Watch our webinar archive to learn key considerations for expanding into new markets and see how SALT Explorer helps simplify sales and use tax estimation.

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Estimate with confidence. Bid without guesswork.

Whether you’re estimating complex tax scenarios or navigating jurisdictional details, SALT Explorer is the construction sales and use tax tool you need to move faster and bid smarter. With estimates covering all fifty states, built-in support for exemptions and gross receipts taxes, and access to SALT advisors, it’s the tool that brings clarity to your bids.

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