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

CPA Practice

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. for paying state unemployment tax. By Nellie Akalp.

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The accountant’s guide to state taxes on retirement income

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Navigating state taxes on retirement income is a critical aspect of financial planning for retirees. While federal tax rules apply uniformly across the country, state tax rules can vary widely. Jump to: • State tax on retirement income • Which states do not tax retirement income?

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Definitions For Federal income tax purposes, according to the IRS , tax-exempt organizations include: Charitable: Organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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POINT: IRS Direct File Simplifies Doing Taxes, Saves Money

CPA Practice

Thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and as part of an ambitious modernization effort, this new public tool makes tax filing faster, easier and cheaper for eligible filers. Importantly, Direct File can be used to claim the child and earned income tax credits, providing valuable support to millions of working families.

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Employer Payroll Tax Obligations When Employees Work Out-Of-State

Anders CPA

Below we dive into the state and unemployment tax responsibilities employers need to know. If you have employees working in states that have state withholding tax, then the business will need to be registered with that state’s Department of Revenue “To Do Business.”

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Sales tax vs. use tax: the differences

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At the state level, it is not uncommon to have more than one sales tax rate. Items deemed necessities like groceries may have a lower tax rate (or even be exempt) in an effort to provide some low-income tax relief. As noted above, many states also have local sales taxes. Will Arizona use tax apply to this purchase?

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Last Week in Payroll: Backup Withholding

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The IRS requires the payer of certain income payments to be reported on information returns (e.g., Generally, the payer does not withhold taxes from these types of payments, as it is assumed that the payee will report and pay taxes on this income when the federal income tax return is filed.

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