Katherine Gustafson
Writer and editor
I specialize in writing for and about mission-driven changemakers like tech disruptors and social enterprises. I also write about accounting and business for major international companies.
PROJECTS
avalara.com
Nexus and Multistate Sales Taxes: A Changing Landscape for Retailers
This Avalara/Bloomberg Tax white paper helps retailers understand how sales tax nexus affects their business.
tdbank.com
The Business of a Low-Carbon Future
This white paper, a collaboration between Bloomberg Next and TD Bank, discusses low-carbon opportunities for Canadian businesses
skift.com
The Rise of Transformative Travel (sponsored content for Singapore Tourism Board)
This white paper, a collaboration between Skift and the Singapore Tourism Board, discusses how travel is shifting toward emphasizing meaning, purpose, and personal fulfillment.
partners.wsj.com
Mobile Commerce: Time to Get in the Game
I wrote this B2B sponsored content for UPS.
avalara.com
Nexus and Multistate Sales Taxes: Complex Concerns for Manufacturers
This Avalara/Bloomberg Tax white paper details sales tax nexus concerns for manufacturers
grantthornton.com
U.S. Tax Overhaul: Implications for Global Mobility
Businesses that use national and global mobility as a strategic growth tool know that
managing the tax burdens and employment costs of mobile employees is a unique
challenge. Regulatory compliance, including tax, is one of the most pressing logistical
issues in global mobility management.
cohnreznick.com
Get Compliant with FASB’s New Leasing Rules
Just over two years ago, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02—Leases (the “ASU” or “Topic 842”), which is intended to increase the financial reporting transparency and comparability of lease accounting. This new accounting standard, which replaces existing accounting guidance currently applied in practice, will be effective as soon as January 1, 2019 for public business entities (including certain not-for-profits and employee benefit pla...
avalara.com
Nexus and Multistate Sales Taxes: Challenges for Business Services Providers
This Avalara/Bloomberg Tax white paper discusses sales tax nexus and business services
avalara.com
Nexus and Multistate Sales Taxes: A Brave New World for Software Firms
This Avalara/Bloomberg Tax white paper lays out sales tax nexus issues of concern to software companies.
grantthornton.com
Infographic: Tax Law Impact: Pass-Throughs vs. C Corprorations
The clock is ticking. In the wake of new tax reform legislation that lowers the corporate income tax rate to 21%, many pass-through owners are crunching the numbers to determine whether it pays to make an entity change. Many business owners have until March 15 to make an election that would be retroactive to the beginning of 2018. But there’s much more than the tax rate to consider. Before making the switch, start a conversion analysis with these key questions.
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Gain more insights:
Should pa...
healthcare-informatics.com
Shared Health Intelligence: A Watershed Moment
Sponsored content for healthcare analytics firm Apervita (page 48)
"Our goal should be to make the world’s health knowledge truly collective: available for use by all for the benefit of all. Shared Health Intelligence, like the printing press before it, will transform how we share and use our knowledge, and with that, will empower us to deliver better health everywhere."
avalara.com
Know Your Nexus: The Why and How of Sales Tax Compliance
Infographic for Avalara/Bloomberg Tax about how businesses can comply with sales tax nexus rules
www1.avalara.com
How One Shopify Retailer Launched with a Single Product
Anjali Bhargava launched her ecommerce business Bija Bhar on Shopify with one product: Decadent Energy Nuggets seed-based snacks. She branded her vegan, gluten-free, nut-free nuggets as a healthier, smaller-serving alternative to the sugary, nutty energy bars that are increasingly popular these days.
“Sometimes you don’t need the whole thing and you end up eating the whole thing when you didn’t really need to,” she says of the typical snack bars. “Or you bite a piece off and then find a gooey...
lumeon.com
The Personal Path to Wellness: Why choice architecture is essential to good wellness programs
Ghostwriting for healthcare informatics firm Lumeon.
Apervita
From Patient to Problem-Solver: How Michael Kattan Became a Medical Informatic Pioneer (ghostrwiting)
Ghostwritten article for healthcare analytics firm Apervita