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S Corporations and State Income Taxes

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S corporations are corporations that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. Shareholders of S corporations report the flow-through of income and losses on their personal tax returns and are assessed at their individual income tax rates.

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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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These taxes fund social insurance programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits. Here’s a quick breakdown of payroll taxes: Federal Income Tax Withholding : Employers must withhold federal income tax from employees’ wages based on their W-4 Forms and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines.

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A history of sales tax

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Mississippi introduced their sales tax in 1930, followed by many others (including Hawaii, which didn’t even become a state until 1959). These were followed in the 1940s by Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia; and in the 1950s by Maine, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia and Nevada.

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State-by-state reciprocity agreements

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How to manage state and local tax Do you have clients who live in one state but work in another state? If so, they may be able to lower income taxes through a state-by-state reciprocity agreement, should the agreement exist. Let’s say a client lives in Maryland but works in Pennsylvania.

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What happened in sales tax in 2022

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The year started with attention on new online products and sales tax – notably in Maryland with its tax on digital advertising. The state imposed a gross receipts tax on digital ads so long as the companies had at least $1 million in advertising revenue within the state for the year. More doubters would pop up later. (In

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U.S. Sales Tax Rate Changes Reach 10-Year High

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While these are not technically sales taxes per se, they pose similar challenges to indirect tax teams. In 2023, several states including Maryland and Pennsylvania implemented new green fees; Ohio, Tennessee, and Florida deployed new sales tax exemptions or updated their existing exemptions; and Minnesota brought on new delivery fees.

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Sales tax and accounting services

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It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? Several states levy their sales tax or its equivalent on services, among them Hawaii (which has a general excise tax, or GET), and New Mexico.