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West Virginia Income Tax Rates: Here’s What Changed for WV Withholding in 2023

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Are you an employer in West Virginia? If so, you might have heard about House Bill 2526, a 2023 law that significantly cut individual income tax rates. As a result, your West Virginia income tax withholding might look a little different. Employers are […] Read More

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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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April 15 is Tax Deadline for 2024, But Some Taxpayers in These States Will Get More Time

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Also, individual states may or may not conform their state tax deadlines to the extended federal tax deadlines. Here’s a list of states with IRS tax deadline extensions for 2023 federal income tax returns (normally filed in early 2024) and other details you need to know if you’re in an impacted area. 10 to Sept.

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A history of sales tax

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The American version Financing government has usually motivated creation of taxes in America. Though one of the first – in Pennsylvania more than 200 years ago – was a mercantile license tax. Mississippi introduced their sales tax in 1930, followed by many others (including Hawaii, which didn’t even become a state until 1959).

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Monthly State Sales and Use Tax Update

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Sales tax revenues and state corporate tax receipts (franchise and excise taxes) both posted substantial growth. In Georgia , tax collections were up 12.7% The gross sales tax take finished 15.9% over August 2020; income tax collections were up 13.9%. in August year over year. State Updates.

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CPA Indicted for $800,000 in Tax Fraud, Claiming Fake Foster Child as Dependent

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Those charges were only three of 32 separate charges related to tax fraud, according to a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Oliver is 55 and hails from Rivesville. The dates of the offenses range from 2018 through 2021.

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How the 50 States Rank By Tax Burden

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Unlike tax rates, which vary widely based on an individual’s circumstances, tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes, according to WalletHub. Maine has the highest property tax burden, while Alabama has the lowest. 1 being the highest and No.