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Understanding use tax

TaxConnex

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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What exactly is indirect tax?

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for example, does not have a federal sales tax, but taxes may be applied at the state and regional levels. States with the highest average local sales tax rates include Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado, New York, and Oklahoma.

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Five Auburn Alumni Receive Award for Work to Advance Tax Prep Software

CPA Practice

Five alumni of Auburn University who teamed together to create the software development company SmartWiz have been awarded $150,000 in developmental funds by Google to advance and distribute their tax accounting software.

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