TaxConnex

JANUARY 17, 2023

Online sales could not exist without shipping, and the charges associated with shipping are subject to sales tax in many states. Question is, who has to pay that sales tax these days, and where? For sales tax purposes, you’ll see reference to “shipping,” “shipping and handling” (Arizona taxes these two, for instance) and “delivery”.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 5, 2024

Earlier this week WalletHub released a study that shows which states’ residents have the highest and lowest tax burden , measured as the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes. The study looks at how much tax the average person is estimated to pay in each state throughout their lifetime.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Usually all retail sales of tangible personal property (TPP) are taxable, but many states have started to tax services. Who the customer is and what they’ll use the TPP for can create a sales tax exclusion, too, such as when selling to a church or government agency. They also take the burden of sales tax obligation off the seller.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The IRS and the agency’s Security Summit partners alerted tax professionals on Thursday of a scam email impersonating various software companies in an attempt to steal electronic filing identification numbers (EFINs). A little extra caution can mean a world of difference for tax professionals during this busy period.”

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 7, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. There are currently five states with no state-level sales tax. Alaska has long heard rumblings of a statewide sales tax. First came the state’s Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission of municipalities banding together to tax sales.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 31, 2023

Online selling of products and services triggers sales tax obligations today like never before – and has ever since the Supreme Court’s 2018 Wayfair decision unleashed economic nexus on e-commerce merchants nationwide. Some businesses can manage the calculation of sales tax without separate sales tax software systems.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Just don’t let sales tax turn the situation into a nightmare. Consider: Your new product is not taxed but should have been. At an average sales tax rate of 8%, that’s more than $29,000 in uncollected sales tax in just one jurisdiction. Remember: You don’t want to collect too much sales tax on your new products, either.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 6, 2023

It also offers complex sales tax obligations you may not know about. If you sell in Europe, you know about the value-added tax (VAT) on online sales, which is applied at each stage of the supply chain and with rates generally applied at a country level and exceptions on certain products. has taxes on sales too – a lot of them.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you sell into the handful of states that don’t have nexus or don’t have a general sales tax, you might think you’re home free when it comes to obligations to remit sales tax. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have a statewide sales tax. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon do not.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Salestaxes are no exception.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many tech companies consider themselves a service provider exempt from sales and use tax. But the 2018 Wayfair decision expanded the definition of nexus and and more of these businesses are now subject to sales and use tax collection, including on one of their product staples: apps. What about the sales tax?

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Dire forecasts of states’ plunging sales tax revenue in the age of COVID continue to be proven wrong. billion for next year – with online sales taxes making up a substantial portion of the take. Texas sales tax revenue totaled $3.39

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online selling of products and services has always been in the vanguard of sales tax obligations. And of course, states’ thresholds vary widely, as do what products or services each state or tax jurisdiction considers taxable. The industry depends on several terms regarding how sales tax impacts the industry.

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TaxConnex

MAY 11, 2023

A state has not added a statewide sales tax since Richard Nixon was in the White House. There are five remaining states with no state level sales tax: New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware – often referred to as the NOMAD states. There are excise taxes on certain services.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

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. Social Security Tax : Employers and employees each contribute 6.2%

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Think you’re the only one worried about sales tax compliance? According to our third annual Sales Tax Market Survey you’re not. We have] difficulty with our tax team having extremely limited knowledge of the products and the product teams not caring enough to take the time to properly classify.” Too much staff time needed.

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TaxConnex

MAY 19, 2022

Given the complexity that already exists regarding sales tax, it’d be great if states were the only jurisdictions that levied them. Local sales are becoming an increasing burden for online sellers as cities, counties and towns nationwide constantly tinker with their own sales taxes and other jurisdictions create new economic nexus rules.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

However, if you are among the 68 million people expected to place bets on the big game, you need to know that taxes are part of the equation. So, as we start tax season, here’s what you need to know about what your Super Bowl bet has to do with your tax return. Super Bowl 2024 is on Sunday, Feb. Usually, the payer (e.g.,

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 18, 2024

What’s the latest brewing today in sales tax? Physical nexus standards – such as having offices, staff or inventory in a state – had long mandated that retailers had to collect and remit a state’s sales tax. Of Alaska’s 162 municipal governments, approximately 110 already levy some variety of sales tax.)

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. An Arizona business challenging Louisiana’s remote seller sales tax structure is appealing to the U.S. The five worst states for business based on sales tax are Alabama, Washington, Louisiana, California and Tennessee. Back to court.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our Halloween-month look at tricky items for sales tax continues here with a few items it’s hard to live without…. Some states (of course) have special sales tax rules for clothing. Added complication: Clothes are also included in many states’ sales tax holidays. Thirteen states tax groceries. How is it delivered?

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TaxConnex

MAY 24, 2022

One relatively new development is the complex overlay of sales tax on these transactions. Add internet sales to the mix and you’ve got sales tax obligations sprouting up these days more than ever. About half managed sales tax compliance completely internally and about a third managed it with technology and some internal personnel.).

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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TaxConnex

MARCH 10, 2022

But what exactly is economic nexus – and, more importantly, have you kept up with its constant changes in the sales tax realm? Sales tax nexus is the connection your business has with a state or local taxing jurisdiction. It can be physical in the form of one of your offices actually being in a state or other tax jurisdiction.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In a little more than three years since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision , multi-state sales tax has gone from a simple obligation for some companies that were based solely in one state to a nightmare of complying with 50 different states’ sales tax rules. Also with some states, you must specify the tax you’re registering for (e.g.,

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CPA Practice

JULY 12, 2023

Inevitably, your clients with growing businesses will want to hire, so you’ll be better able to help them if you have a clear understanding of the differences between SUI (state unemployment insurance) and SIT (state income tax) and how they affect your clients’ businesses. What is SUI Tax? The federal tax rate is a flat 6%.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Sales tax on digital products was the subject of a white paper draft at the Multistate Tax Commission’s annual meetings in Anchorage, Alaska. Sales tax revenues continue their robust pandemic-driven rise in many states.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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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TaxConnex

JANUARY 27, 2022

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. Local jurisdictions from Geneva, N.Y.,

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 25, 2022

In a field that changes as fast as sales tax, it’s a necessity. You generally have three options to address your sales tax compliance obligation: try to manage everything in-house; outsource to an experienced provider; or do nothing and roll the dice. This one of the key steps to complying with sales and use tax laws nationwide.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

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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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 2, 2023

October 16 is this year’s deadline for taxpayers who requested additional time to file their taxes. However, taxes expected to be owed were required to be owed by the original April 18, 2023, deadline. These areas include: Taxpayers affected by flooding in Illinois and Alaska. They have until Oct. 31, 2023, to file. 16 due date.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 29, 2022

New sources of tax revenue, old ones robust but sputtering in spots, tax holidays as political tools amid inflation: It’s been a year of new trends in sales tax. Heading into the new year, state sales tax revenues were up coast to coast, often by double-digit percentages. Add that U.S. Too much or too little?

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Anders CPA

MAY 23, 2023

Remote workers have become a staple of the workplace, but hiring out-of-state employees can lead to payroll tax complications. Multi-state payroll tax withholding done incorrectly can lead to penalties and interest for employers and create tax headaches for employees.

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TaxConnex

MAY 27, 2021

Taking advantage of sales and use tax exemptions can save your business money and headaches. In general, exemptions are statutory exceptions eliminating the need for the retailer or business to collect sales tax on a particular transaction or on all transactions with a customer. Necessary paperwork for sales tax exemptions.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

M any industry experts believe that as state tax revenues continue to dry up from the economic shutdown and continuing pandemic , state sales tax audits are likely to increase sharply in the coming months. In Alaska, municipalities are steadily banding together to impose their own sales tax in a state that doesn’t have one.

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