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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. Medicare tax on wages exceeding certain thresholds.)

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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What’s new in May for state sales and use taxes. There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Exempting groceries from sales tax as American families struggle with inflation and other economic woes is politically tempting. million in taxes a year on the sale of groceries.

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States ease nexus thresholds

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Almost five years ago, the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision was heralded as a revenue gateway for almost all states to require remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Committee on Finance that last year examined the impact of Wayfair on small businesses. Some states never adopted one.)

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Handling Sales Tax In-House: Job Market Challenges Continue

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The explosion of the e-commerce market alone would’ve made handling sales tax obligations in-house tough. Due to all of the above, it’s hard to fill any position at this point, but a job with specific skills, especially with experience managing sales and use tax, can be downright impossible. Nearly 8% growth was expected in 2021.

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5 States with the Lowest Combined Business Taxes

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One crucial factor to consider when selecting your business location is the tax environment. Business taxes can significantly impact your bottom line and overall profitability. The importance of business taxes As an entrepreneur, you face countless decisions when starting a business.

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Avalara Gives Update on Online Marketplace and Tax Changes in 2024

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By 2027, marketplaces may account for 59% of ecommerce globally. But running a marketplace also brings unique tax and compliance challenges. Our 2024 Avalara Tax Changes report explores new and changing requirements for marketplace facilitators and sellers across a variety of industries. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that pie?

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Tax-Free States? Pay No Income Tax in These 9 Tax-Friendly States!

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US taxpayers pay over $1 trillion in state income taxes every year. But what if you could pay $0 in state taxes? You can pay absolutely nothing in state taxes, just by packing up your bags and moving to a tax-free state. What are State Taxes? But wait a minute… how are states funding things without state taxes?