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State Sales and Use Tax Update

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The Illinois Department of Revenue issued a general information letter discussing the sales and use taxability of web-based service. It’s reported to bring about $9 million in revenue annually.

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What's new in state sales and use taxes

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The bill also extends the sunset date of the sales tax exemption for the purchase of high-technology data center equipment to Dec. Illinois requires retailers to notify customers of the suspension of the state 1% rate of sales and use tax on retail sales of groceries, effective July 1 through June 30, 2023. Indiana modified?

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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Who the customer is and what they’ll use the TPP for can create a sales tax exclusion, too, such as when selling to a church or government agency. Taxability. Yet again, this can vary.

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Sales Tax on Shipping: When Does it Apply?

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But even a portion of taxable items renders a whole shipment’s shipping cost subject to sales tax in Kentucky, New Mexico, New York and Pennsylvania. Stating the shipping cost separately on the invoice affects its taxability in Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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The Illinois Department of Revenue has issued a general information letter discussing applicability of sales and use tax to the sales of various digital goods by a digital goods distributor (taxpayer). Under the statute, a provider of software-as-a-service acts as a serviceman.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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This is according to the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), which surveyed 449 employers and 433 accounting and finance employees last summer and released its results last month. I’m a professional tax preparer.” New this year, people can easily find step-by-step help to file their personal federal income tax return.

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$700,000+ Overclaim by Alliantgroup Client Shows Value of §179D Expertise

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Edwards Engineering engaged Alliantgroup to conduct an Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction Study for the work it performed in 2012 and 2013 on a Hines VA Medical Center in Illinois. Edwards Engineering then claimed a deduction of $1,037,237 under §179D for the 2013 tax year.

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