TaxConnex

OCTOBER 27, 2022

States are like that, too: sometimes candy is considered food (groceries) for sales tax purposes, sometimes it’s not and sometimes it’s somewhere in between. In many states, for instance, liquor-filled candy – which admittedly few are going to give to kids on Halloween – can be taxed differently than regular candy.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s one of the most important aspects of an online business – and one of the wackiest when trying to determine whether sales tax applies or not. Many states say that when the contents of a shipment are taxable, so is the shipping cost; similarly, when items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax, so is the cost of shipping.

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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? As with most details of sales tax, much depends on the situation, jurisdiction and new laws.

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TaxConnex

MAY 30, 2023

You know all about reaching sales tax nexus: selling enough or having a physical presence in a tax jurisdiction sufficient to create a connection with that jurisdiction and create an obligation for you to collect and remit sales tax. But business and sales patterns change over time. Nexus shall exist.’

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Soon after you start dealing with states’ sales tax, you’re going to also run into another term: excise tax. What is excise tax? And is it different from sales tax? A different kind of tax pie. Federal, state, and local governments can all impose excise taxes. Calculating and Charging.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By Howard Fischer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ariz. TNS) Calling its actions illegal, Attorney General Kris Mayes is asking a federal magistrate to block the IRS from taxing the proceeds of last year’s family rebate. Instead, the IRS declared that the tax rebate payments were taxable in full by the federal government.”

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TaxConnex

APRIL 19, 2022

Sales tax has a universe of changing conditions. What are the sales tax ramifications? has possibly the most complex sales tax regime. Each state sets its own sales tax rules, often with widely varying approaches. Each state sets its own sales tax rules, often with widely varying approaches.

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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.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Sales tax has evolved a lot in recent years. So has the sales tax audit. Examiners can still show up and go over your books in person, and tax agencies will still send audit notices via snail mail. Many events can ignite a sales tax audit. And why not? What if you get flagged?

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With sales tax compliance, it’s the latter. The fact is, not all states are equal when it comes to sales tax filing and remittance. For a variety of reasons, sales tax compliance in certain states takes more time and causes more headaches than sales tax compliance in others.

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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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Withum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It is no surprise that states are seeing significant growth in sales tax revenue, a trend fueled by changes in consumer spending during the pandemic. The third reason for higher sales tax revenue was the Wayfair decision in which the Supreme Court expanded the physical nexus requirement to include economic nexus (e.g.,

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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 Taxes. Economic nexus is the threshold at which a seller incurs sales tax obligations; most states have set one in the four years since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 23, 2023

As top teams battle for a place on the Super Bowl LVII field in Glendale, Arizona, many Arizonans in and around Glendale are preparing to rent apartments, houses, or rooms to out-of-town football fans. What taxes apply to short-term rentals in Arizona? A local business license may also be required.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 25, 2024

Navigating state taxes on retirement income is a critical aspect of financial planning for retirees. While federal tax rules apply uniformly across the country, state tax rules can vary widely. Jump to: • State tax on retirement income • Which states do not tax retirement income?

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CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2024

Online marketplace sales are expected to exceed $603 billion in the United States in 2027, or nearly 35% of all U.S. But running a marketplace also brings unique tax and compliance challenges. Of course, online marketplaces mustn’t overlook existing tax compliance responsibilities while navigating new obligations.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 21, 2022

The Supreme Court Wayfair decision four years ago gave tax jurisdictions the sudden power to require countless companies to collect and remit sales tax. In many respects, Wayfair also opened the path to levying additional kinds of tax obligations on businesses that sell online as eCommerce becomes more and popular.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 24, 2023

Shipping is indispensable to eCommerce yet sales tax on it remains a mishmash of regulations across the states. In our previous blog, we looked at how exemptions, the taxability of the item being shipped and selling into tax-free states affect sales tax on shipping.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Ohio is leading the charge in terms of accepting bitcoin as a payment method, as it is the first state to accept bitcoin to cover tax bills. The state will eventually open it up to individual tax filers as well.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 3, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. billion in tax revenue on sales tax holidays that offer breaks on such goods as back-to-school or disaster-preparedness items. The other prevalent argument is that sales tax holidays are a way of giving tax relief. “The

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Nonprofits are often thought to be exempt from sales taxes, but is that correct? Other stats say more than 2 million charities exist that are tax-exempt according to Internal Revenue Service rules. Are non-profits exempt from sales tax obligations? These same organizations are not necessarily exempt from sales tax.

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Anders CPA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Even if a state doesn’t require sales tax on SaaS, the company may still need to file if they pass a certain threshold of sales. State Tax Considerations for SaaS Companies. For tax purposes, the definition of SaaS may differ from state to state. Does My State Tax SaaS? Anders State and Local Tax services.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 1, 2023

Last time, we looked at trailing nexus and a few reasons you might want to cancel your sales tax registration with a state. We say “ironclad” because often a state will dispute whether you can cancel your registration because they don’t want to lose sources of tax revenue. So, is cancelling your sales tax registration simple?

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 30, 2023

Table of contents: Minimum wage Paid leave Tax credits Unemployment Earned wage access Pay transparency Tipped workers Worker classification State-run retirement plans Work scheduling 1. Tax credits State legislators are looking to offer businesses tax incentives for certain benefits to employees. Minimum wage increases.

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TaxConnex

JULY 20, 2021

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Sales tax obligations are already difficult at the state level, but when you bring it down to local jurisdictions, or home rule jurisdictions, you get the next level of complexity. Setting sales taxes laws often fall under that umbrella. The major states so far.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2024

Property tax compliance can be just as puzzling, and getting it right in some states can be more complex than in others. This blog post sheds light on what makes personal property tax compliance in certain states particularly tricky. This helps explain why many companies find property tax compliance time-consuming.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

RELX will acquire Arizona-based Emailage for $480 million in the former’s push to establish a footprint in the fraud prevention market, according to Financial Times (FT). billion USD) in sales. In addition, RELX made pre-tax profits of £2.15 billion ($9.75 billion in 2018. It plans to release more recent numbers soon.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

State and local taxes, also often referred to as SALT, are one of the most dynamic areas of tax practice, with thousands of jurisdictions across the U.S. imposing increases or newly-created taxes on real or other property. In response to the dismissal of the earlier state lawsuit, Apple Inc.

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CPA Practice

JULY 18, 2023

Worldwide retail ecommerce sales could reach $6.169 trillion in 2023 and comprise 22.3% of total retail sales. If you’re part of that rising tide, you need to know how to tax shipping and delivery charges. A combined charge for shipping and handling may be taxed differently from separate charges for shipping and handling.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 3, 2024

A new study by WalletHub revealed that residents of New York state are burdened by taxes the most among the 50 states, while Alaska residents have the lowest tax burden. The following are some key findings from WalletHub’s study: As previously stated, New York has the highest overall tax burden, while Alaska has the lowest.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. The specific directive from William Galvin, the state’s head securities regulator, commands that those firms abandon the sale of what have been termed “unregistered securities.” The firms named include Mattervest, Inc.,

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

A new study by WalletHub revealed that residents of New York state are burdened by taxes the most among the 50 states, while Alaska residents have the lowest tax burden. The following are some key findings from WalletHub’s study: As previously stated, New York has the highest overall tax burden, while Alaska has the lowest.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

per hour (employers with gross volume of sales of $500,000 or more) . per hour (employers with gross volume of sales of less than $500,000) . per hour for most employers with annual gross sales of $110,000 or less . Minimum wage rates will also increase in many localities around the nation. . per hour, $9.80 California.

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CPA Practice

MAY 23, 2023

The heyday of marijuana sales in Colorado — back in 2020 when recreational and medical sales topped out at a combined $226 million — is a distant memory, as the state’s dispensaries struggle through an economic downturn, with sales plummeting and small businesses foundering. The market’s just bad. Colorado ranked as the No.

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TaxConnex

JULY 15, 2022

Several recent court cases show how tricky the legal system can be for online sellers managing sales tax obligations. The Washington Department of Revenue upheld a retail sales tax assessment on a taxpayer who failed to collect retail sales tax on sales to a renewable energy company. Lack of energy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

The electronics retailer’s stock hit a 10-month high after it rose more than 16 percent on Tuesday on the heels of the company’s earnings announcement, which showed that both sales and profits beat industry expectations by some pretty wide margins. Best Buy reported $8.53

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Amazon enjoyed record sales during the Cyber Monday shopping blowout, but according to the report, bad weather and over-saturation left Amazon’s on-time rating at only 93.7 Amazon said it is taking the space in the property, which is being redeveloped, without any of the special tax credits it had been offered previously.

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