Tariffs to Tax Compliance: How to Stay Ready in a Shifting U.S. Policy Landscape

Manufacturers are facing a seismic shift - rising tariffs, supply chain turmoil, and unpredictable U.S. trade policy are reshaping the rules of the game overnight. Today, it’s not just about absorbing higher costs; it’s about navigating a new labyrinth of tax risk and compliance. Every trade policy change sends shockwaves through sales and use tax, exemption management, and even the corporate tax return.

And with major legislative efforts underway - including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act aimed at reshoring, tax incentives, and industrial strategy - the implications for manufacturers go far beyond customs. These bills can influence R&D tax credit eligibility, impact capital investment timing, and shift where and how manufacturers do business. The result? Even greater pressure on tax teams to respond intelligently and stay audit-ready.

While you might not be able to control the global forces at play, you can control how you prepare for and respond to this complexity - before it erodes your bottom line.

Connect the macroeconomic dots to the day-to-day tax decisions manufacturers must make by joining the Wolters Kluwer CCH® SureTax® team for an eye-opening forum. We’ll unpack the real-world impacts of trade policy on U.S. indirect tax obligations, compliance risk, and financial reporting - and offer a practical game plan for staying ahead of change.

You’ll learn:

How tariffs and changing U.S. trade policy reshape your indirect tax exposure - and for multinationals, how they play into local and global compliance
Why supply chain and vendor shifts can trigger nexus and exemption complexity
The hidden ways indirect tax affects the corporate tax return
What major trade and tax legislation (like the One Big Beautiful Bill) could mean for R&D credits, indirect tax obligations, and your compliance systems
A proactive checklist for tax teams to prepare for 2025 and beyond

Whether you handle tax, finance, or compliance, this session will help you make sense of the chaos and find firm footing in your tax strategy. 

Continuing Education Credits

In order to best meet our members’ needs for continuing education, Manufacturers Alliance is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. For this event:

Participants will earn approximately 1 CPE credit
Fields of Study: Taxes
The delivery method is both: Group Internet Based

Manufacturers Alliance is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org.

The program knowledge level is intermediate. No advanced preparation is required and there are no additional prerequisites.