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Intuit QuickBooks Unveils Latest Data for the Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index

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The Far West (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington) had the largest decrease in small business employment, with a drop of -0.65% to 2,159,300 jobs. The Plains (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota) had the smallest decrease, with employment down by -0.14% to 873,800 jobs.

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

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Early discussions bandied property taxes and temporary hikes in sales tax (Alaska doesn’t have a state-wide one). Alabama has enacted that some agriculture products are exempt from sales and use tax if these sales are made by the producer, immediate family or an employee. Then the $6.2 million shortfall landed. Additional updates.

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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Department of Agriculture) doesn’t cover the purchase of things such as paper products, toiletries or alcohol, customers will have the ability to choose from EBT SNAP-qualified items and also decide the amount of EBT benefits they want to apply toward items in their cart. But because the EBT program (funded by the U.S.

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Treasury Dept. Issues Report Card on Programs for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses

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The interim report highlights four small businesses leveraging SSBCI funding, including a consultancy supporting the Latino community in Pennsylvania, a woman-owned telehealth startup in Maryland, and a Tribal LLC in Alaska.

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