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Why Idaho Senator Mike Crapo Largely Controls Bipartisan Tax Bill’s Fate

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Mike Crapo of Idaho, the top GOP member of the Senate Finance Committee. While Crapo and Wyden have worked together on tax legislation in the past—including a tax break for investments between the United States and Taiwan that was included in the package that passed the House—the Idaho senator has signaled he won’t support the bill as-is.

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Bipartisan $78 Billion Tax Deal Hits GOP Roadblock in Senate

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By Erik Wasson and Samantha Handler, Bloomberg News (TNS) Senate Republicans are poised to sink a $78 billion tax-cut package, gambling that they’ll win the majority in November and can push then for bigger breaks for business. But Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell supports efforts to block the package, as does his No.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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Idaho Society of CPAs hosts 2023 tax updates for CPAs The Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA ) is offering tax updates to CPAs for both personal and business clients. Best Individual Tax Update 2023 , which takes place December 14 from 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM. Register for this class here.

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What's new in July for state sales and use taxes

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95 , beginning July 1, 2023, local tax collectors have to provide notice of their intent to audit that also “advise[s] the taxpayer that the taxpayer may request a multi-parish audit.”. Several states tinkered with their sales tax exemptions this summer. Among them, alphabetically: Idaho will exempt qualified?semiconductor

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Can The Senate Finance Committee Save U.S. Research And Innovation?

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Crapo continued the discussion by praising the panelists for their examples of why extending the three business tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is so critical. The immediate deduction of research expenditures is imperative for the growth of business. Supporting immediate research expensing to foster U.S.

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Chief Tax Writers Working to Broaden Appeal of Tentative $70 Billion Package

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By Caitlin Reilly, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) A bipartisan, bicameral $70 billion tax agreement taking shape on the Hill is drawing mixed reviews, pointing to potential challenges ahead for Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith. Crapo, R-Idaho, on board. Wyden, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,

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Lodging Tax Insanity — So Many Ways to Tax Accommodations

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States typically take one of five different approaches to taxing accommodations: A single, statewide tax on accommodations but no additional local taxes (e.g., Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire) A combined state/local sales tax on accommodations and local jurisdictions can impose an additional local accommodations tax (e.g.,

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