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Marketplace facilitators, holiday sales and tricky nexus

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States with an economic nexus threshold that exclude gross sales from nexus have lately included Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota and Oklahoma.) Some states also rely on gross receipts of sales when calculating economic nexus even if some sales of are technically non-taxable items.

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Clothing taxation – and major exemptions

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For instance, in Florida (an especially holiday-happy state), Iowa, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Connecticut and New Mexico (in 2024) and Tennessee, only clothing costing less than $100 is tax-free. Though shoes often get a break, accessories generally incur sales tax, as in Alabama.

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Japanese Restaurant Owner Avoids Raw Tax Deal

CPA Practice

Facts of the new case: The taxpayer operated a Japanese hibachi and sushi restaurant in a leased space in an Alabama shopping mall. When taxpayers who don’t possess sufficient records are pushed to the brink, they may pull this tax-saver out of their back pocket.

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Sales tax and streaming services

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Digital products” are generally taxable in Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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C Corporation Basics: Key Advantages, Drawbacks, and Tax Opportunities

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Key Features of C Corporations: Separate legal entity from its owners Unlimited number of shareholders (unlike the 100-shareholder S corporation limit) Ability to issue multiple classes of stock Profits taxed at the corporate level (flat 21% federal rate, Alabama 6.5%, as of 2025) Corporate losses do not pass through to shareholders.

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U.S. sales tax requirements for Canadian sellers

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localities tax jurisdictions in such states as Alabama and Colorado have their own nexus requirements, as do those in Illinois (Chicago) and Louisiana (parishes, that states version of counties). In American sales tax, there is always a but. Here are two: Home rule U.S.

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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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