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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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Sales tax and accounting services

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It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? For some 90 years, states have levied sales tax on goods (West Virginia was the first to do so , in 1921). Sourcing is huge.

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How the 50 States Rank By Lifetime Taxes

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Earlier this week WalletHub released a study that shows which states’ residents have the highest and lowest tax burden , measured as the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes. The study looks at how much tax the average person is estimated to pay in each state throughout their lifetime.

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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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Are Digital Ad Taxes Spreading?

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should know about a relatively new kind of ta x – and tax obligation. The state will impose a gross receipts tax ranging from 2.5% Montana and West Virginia are considering one ; Nebraska lawmakers shelved such a proposal last year. to learn what it means when sales tax is all on us. ?. Contact us ?to

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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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Services: Taxable or not?

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In sales tax calculation, you deal with the “hard” and the “less-hard.” Figuring out sales tax obligations for goods (aka, tangible personal property, or TPP) is the less-hard part; you merely have to bear in mind that every state that taxes TPP does it a little differently. States also tax services with nuance.