CPA Practice

APRIL 5, 2024

By Erik Wasson and Samantha Handler, Bloomberg News (TNS) Senate Republicans are poised to sink a $78 billion tax-cut package, gambling that they’ll win the majority in November and can push then for bigger breaks for business. But Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell supports efforts to block the package, as does his No. 2, John Thune.

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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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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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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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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. California, Idaho and Tennessee exempt only clothing sales for some nonprofits, for example. Thirteen states tax groceries.

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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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TaxConnex

APRIL 18, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. New sales taxes are progressing in some states but not all. Alaska, one of the few states still without a statewide sale tax, is considering one as it tries to close a projected revenue shortfall of $450 million heading into the next fiscal year.

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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 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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CTP

MAY 8, 2024

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) of 2018 stirred up mixed responses by introducing a $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for individual taxpayers. As of today, 19 states have enacted pass-through entity taxes. Prior to TCJA, many states did not have a PTE tax or the tax rate was much lower.

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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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TaxConnex

AUGUST 9, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. State sales tax holidays fail to live up to the hype. in favor of conveniently popular yet ultimately ineffective sales tax holidays.”. Several states tinkered with their sales tax exemptions this summer. Holiday hucksterism? Free for all.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 23, 2023

TNS) It’s tax season. And while this declaration usually comes with a collective groan, K-12 educators have a little something to celebrate on the tax front this year. For the first time since the IRS enacted the educator expense deduction in 2002, the agency raised it from $250 to $300 for the current tax-filing season.

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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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CPA Practice

JULY 18, 2023

If you’re part of that rising tide, you need to know how to tax shipping and delivery charges. Charges for a company to deliver goods in its own vehicle are often taxed differently than charges for delivery by common carrier or private carrier. or “Is there sales tax on U.S. What follows are general guidelines, not tax advice.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 12, 2024

By Caitlin Reilly, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) A bipartisan, bicameral $70 billion tax agreement taking shape on the Hill is drawing mixed reviews, pointing to potential challenges ahead for Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith. Crapo, R-Idaho, on board. said, referring to the child tax credit. “In

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The year’s ongoing pandemic affected almost every aspect of life – including, and in no small way, sales tax, which was already an area that has seen unprecedented change since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision in 2018. Even so, sales tax moved forward. Florida, for instance, reported that sales tax collections for July were $165.2

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CPA Practice

APRIL 10, 2023

Still, whatever discomfort I experience when booking a room has nothing on what lodging platforms have to endure to comply with the multitude of lodging tax requirements in the United States. We talk a lot about how complicated sales tax compliance is at the Avalara Tax Desk, and it is. Sometimes you just have to go with it.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

After several days of requests by taxpayers, state agencies and the National Taxpayer Advocate , the Internal Revenue Service has provided clarifying the federal tax status involving special payments made by 21 states in 2022. Alaska is in this group as well, but please see below for more nuanced information.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. The Internal Revenue Service says that nearly 1.5 The IRS estimates almost $1.5

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Three rounds of stimulus checks—known officially as Economic Impact Payments—were sent by the federal government to income tax filers between March 2020 and March 2021 as a way to offset some of the hardships of the COVID pandemic. “There is no fourth round of [stimulus checks] from the Treasury Department,” he said.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 19, 2024

But running a marketplace also brings unique tax and compliance challenges. Our 2024 Avalara Tax Changes report explores new and changing requirements for marketplace facilitators and sellers across a variety of industries. They all face different tax compliance obligations and challenges. Read the report now.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Idaho Society of CPAs hosts 2023 tax updates for CPAs The Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA ) is offering tax updates to CPAs for both personal and business clients. Best Individual Tax Update 2023 , which takes place December 14 from 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM. Those interested can register here.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

More States To Join The Flat Tax Club [ Forbes ] After lawmakers in nearly 10 states enacted income tax cuts in the first half of 2022, a string of special sessions in the second half of the year is resulting in further income tax relief and strengthening the recent trend of states moving from graduated to flat income taxes.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 12, 2022

9 at his Bethel home on an arrest warrant and indictment issued by federal court in Boise, Idaho, where the bank that processed the loan is based. He submitted a payroll log showing 22 employees and their salaries, as well as quarterly tax and corporate income tax forms. The purported tax forms were never filed with the IRS.

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Anders CPA

MAY 15, 2023

This changing employment landscape requires employers to reassess their payroll tax withholding processes to ensure you are withholding the proper amount of state, local and unemployment taxes from your employees’ wages. Below we dive into the state and unemployment tax responsibilities employers need to know.

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MARCH 29, 2021

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Incorporating at the End of the Year The primary advantage of incorporating before the end of the year is your clients can then take advantage of the tax benefits owning a corporation offers, including writing off the costs of incorporating on this year’s taxes.

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LyfeAccounting

JUNE 25, 2021

US taxpayers pay over $1 trillion in state income taxes every year. But what if you could pay $0 in state taxes? You can pay absolutely nothing in state taxes, just by packing up your bags and moving to a tax-free state. What are State Taxes? But wait a minute… how are states funding things without state taxes?

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Beeler, CPA – Deloitte Tax, LLP Mary Kay Curtiss, MSPA, CPA – CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Stacy R. The Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants (IDCPA) is offering What Tax Practitioners Need to Know About Medicare. Distinguished Service Award Winners: Melissa S. Farber, CPA – UHY LLP Teresa J.

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Withum

MARCH 27, 2024

Even though the House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 , including the reinstitution of immediate expensing for domestic research expenditures, in a staggering bipartisan vote of 357 to 70, it still remains unclear if the Senate can pass this crucial legislation.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 14, 2023

have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return, the IRS said on Wednesday. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people have not filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Under the law, taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim their tax refunds.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 13, 2023

have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return, the IRS said on Wednesday. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people have not filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Under the law, taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim their tax refunds.

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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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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

TAG Alliances Welcomes Ray Polantz of Cohen & Company as New Advisory Board Member TAG Alliances, a leading multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms, recently appointed Raymond Polantz, Tax Partner at Cohen & Company as its newest Advisory Board member.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

According to the indictment, Rendon submitted fabricated loan applications to lenders in New Jersey and Idaho by falsifying her company’s revenue, payroll, number of employees, cost of goods sold and IRS tax information in order to qualify for the COVID-19 relief benefits. The Miami man ended up receiving $4.4

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Donna Clifford, Idaho Nathan Cour, Conn. The addition of Nicholas is the first of several investments that allow Calvetti Ferguson to offer a full suite of services, including assurance, tax, advisory, accounting, and technology advisory, to middle-market companies in Nashville. Denise Buettner, Ohio Frank Calise, Ariz.

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