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Services: Taxable or not?

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In sales tax calculation, you deal with the “hard” and the “less-hard.” Figuring out sales tax obligations for goods (aka, tangible personal property, or TPP) is the less-hard part; you merely have to bear in mind that every state that taxes TPP does it a little differently. Services, on the other hand, are the hard calculation.

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The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 1)

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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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Taxation of services

TaxConnex

Understanding the taxability of your company’s products or services is one of the key steps to complying with sales and use tax laws. Services” are not tangible and can be an entirely different animal in terms of taxability. Services continue to pop up among states’ lawmakers as a potential new source of sales tax revenue.

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PKF O’Connor Davies Picks Up Robert Philipson & Co.

CPA Practice

an accounting, tax, and management advisory firm that specializes in serving private clients through sophisticated tax services. has regularly provided high-net-worth individuals and other private clients with comprehensive, individualized tax offerings. Financial terms of the deal, which became official on Jan.

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CT Accountant Charged with Stealing From a Second Client

CPA Practice

By Peter Yankowski, New Haven Register, Connecticut (TNS) An accountant in New Milford, CT, has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a small business owner weeks after police charged him with taking money from a different client. Carl Benjamin Anderson was arrested by detectives on Jan.

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Is Software as a Service Taxable? 

Anders CPA

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. SaaS really encompasses three types of services: SaaS; Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Platform as a Service (PAAS). And the states may follow suit on the other services.

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Professionals on the Move – March 2023

CPA Practice

Perfetto has worked with numerous large, publicly traded clients on complex accounting and audit matters such as acquisitions, impairment analysis, valuation, income tax provision, group audits, and management review controls. He also has significant experience working with mid-size and developing privately held businesses.