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Refunds and sales tax

TaxConnex

Its a safe bet that few of them hit the target, which leads to returns, which leads to refunds from sellers, to which leads to the nagging question: Does sales tax get refunded along with the purchase price? The more accurate answer, particularly when something as complex as sales tax gets involved, is: Probably, but watch the details.

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Corporate Tax Leaders’ Views on GenAI Have Flipped, EY Survey Finds

CPA Practice

A new survey from Big Four firm EY reveals that CFOs’ and corporate tax leaders’ stances on generative artificial intelligence have shifted over the past year—from mostly negative to mostly positive. Tax departments are expected to be the leaders for most organizations as they move quickly along the GenAI maturity curve.

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Holiday cyber shopping can ignite sales tax obligations

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more than in 2023. Monitor your obligations Such an eruption of shopping promises to tip some companies over the line of economic nexus in some states, meaning that suddenly those companies will have an obligation to collect and remit sales tax from customers in those states. billion on Dec. and 10 p.m. million spent every minute.

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IRS Will Phase in $600 Form 1099-K Reporting Threshold in 2026

CPA Practice

Tax reporting requirements for online marketplace sellers and gig workers who receive payments via apps like PayPal and Venmo will change dramatically in 2026 when the new $600 Form 1099-K reporting threshold kicks in. The IRS announced on Nov.

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The CPA Firm Growth Strategy: From Compliance to Consulting

Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough.

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Marketplace facilitators, holiday sales and tricky nexus

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billion, up more than 6% over 2023. But the season also offers a big danger for your company to ignite economic nexus in various states and create sales tax obligations, with selling through the likes of Amazon being one of the most complicated ways to do so. Black Friday this year saw a record $10.8 billion in U.S. online sales up 10.2%

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Citing Rising Costs, Accounting Firms Plan to Increase Fees in 2025

Going Concern

Ignition has released its 2024 US Accounting and Tax Pricing Benchmark report and it reveals that the 325 Ignition customers surveyed are going all-in on fee increases in 2025. The greatest variance in pricing was for tax planning and advisory services in particular. We know Big 4 and mid-tiers have this pricing thing down.