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Alabama Amends Alabama Accountability Act – Increased Alabama Income Tax Credit Available

Dent Moses

Governor Ivey recently signed Senate Bill 261 into law, which increases the tax credit for contributions made to Scholarship Granting Organizations (“SGO”). Effective in 2022, an Alabama taxpayer may claim up to 100% of the individual’s Alabama tax liability for contributions made to an SGO, not to exceed $100,000 per year.

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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

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When you sell across multiple states – or even within various localities in a single state – one striking observation emerges: the consistent inconsistency of sales tax rates. The federal income tax has just seven brackets to cover the whole span of what somebody can make.

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Understanding use tax

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One quick explanation of the difference is an example from Alabama : The consumers use tax is imposed on tangible personal property brought into Alabama for storage, use, or consumption in the state when the seller did not collect seller’s use tax on the sale of the property. California state income tax return.”.

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Risks of Non-Compliance

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million in sales taxes for services for 2010 through 2018. SSVE and McCabe also evaded income taxes, employee withholding taxes and workers’ compensation payments by underreporting sales and paying workers off the books. SSVE and McCabe admitted their failure to collect and remit the full sales tax.

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Alabama Overtime Tax Law: Tax Break for Employees, Required Reporting for Employers

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Understand the new Alabama overtime tax law that exempts employees' overtime earnings from state income tax. Get the details and reporting requirements for businesses. Read More

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State Tax Credits in Alabama and Mississippi: New and Expanded Investment Opportunities

Cherry Bekaert

Alabama and Mississippi are two of the latest states to create new state tax credits and extend existing state tax credits. These state tax credits were implemented to reward taxpayers who invest and contribute funds toward economic development initiatives in these states.

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New Alabama Legislation to Exempt Federal COVID Benefits from Alabama Income Tax

Dent Moses

Yesterday, Alabama House Bill 231 and Alabama Senate Bill 152 were forwarded to Governor Kay Ivey for signature. This legislation, when signed, will effectively exempt from state income taxes certain federal benefits that taxpayers received from the American Rescue Plan Act last year, a coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress.

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