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April 15 is Tax Deadline for 2024, But Some Taxpayers in These States Will Get More Time

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Kiplinger Consumer News Service Tax Day 2024 is April 15. That’s the day taxes are due for most taxpayers. However, each year, the IRS extends tax deadlines for taxpayers in designated areas impacted by severe storms and natural disasters. The IRS announces these tax deadline extensions for various states as disasters occur.

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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. Social Security Tax : Employers and employees each contribute 6.2%

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Understanding sales tax permits

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Now it’s time to register with the states to collect and remit sales tax. You complete your sales tax registrations and file them with the departments of revenue or taxation in each state. These registrations are called sales tax permits, sometimes licenses. New York calls theirs a “sales tax certificate of authority.”

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CPA Indicted for $800,000 in Tax Fraud, Claiming Fake Foster Child as Dependent

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Jack Lee Oliver, owner and operator of the Insurance Depot on Fairmont Avenue, used a foster child he never met to inflate his tax refund, according to court documents from the U.S. Those charges were only three of 32 separate charges related to tax fraud, according to a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. Justice Department.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from March

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission has approved its “Remote Seller Sales Tax Code & Common Definitions” that would apply to local municipalities in Alaska that choose to adopt it. 10 to report use tax.

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March 1 Tax Deadline Nears for Many Farmers, Fisherman

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Businesses with income from farming or fishing that have not paid all of their 2023 tax year estimated taxes by Jan. 16 must file their tax returns and pay their entire tax due on or before March 1. Only those taxpayers that have paid their estimated tax payments by Jan. See Topic no.

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$1.5 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds from 2019 Set to Expire in July 2023, Says IRS

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million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. People face a July 17 deadline to file their returns.