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What's new in sales tax?

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A bill to raise the Nebraska sales tax one cent, to 6.5 24 and that include extending the exemption expiration date for fruit and vegetable and dairy products businesses from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2035, and provide explanations regarding the valuation of asphalt and aggregates used in road construction.

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Number of Small Business Jobs Increased in June

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Highest Growth Sectors Small residential and commercial construction firms led by growth percentage, with 0.3%, an increase of about 2,300 jobs. The region with the highest growth (0.62%) was the Plains (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas.) This may be a signal of improving conditions within the U.S.

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US Voters Approve Sports Betting, Casino Gaming Expansions In 6 States

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The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits.

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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Finally, Colorado enacted a use tax exemption for construction materials used to build and renovate public schools across the state effective July 18 and including the home rule cities of Westminster, Pueblo, Commerce City and Boulder. Nebraska has enacted a bill that will exempt sales tax on certain purchases made by large data centers.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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Missing Dog Found with His Face ‘Wrapped in Duct Tape’ Recovers as Shelter Searches for Answers [ People ] The Nebraska Humane Society is asking for help finding out who covered a missing dog’s face in duct tape and then left the pet in a dumpster. The letter was one of 18 submissions on the marketing proposal. In Footnotes?

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Costco Wholesale Broadens Online Selection Amid eCommerce Growth

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It has a chicken plant under construction in Nebraska and plans to start initial processing and production later this year. Galanti added that the second quarter’s warehouse space ended at 112 million square feet. Costco also plans to allocate more capital resources to expanding and supporting its operations.

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Today, between 12:05 p.m. EST/9:05 a.m. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m.