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Sales Tax Updates: What’s new in sales tax for April?

TaxConnex

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. A bill that would raise the online sales tax in Alabama is progressing with state lawmakers. The current Alabama sales tax is 8% for online purchases, the same as for purchases at the state’s brick-and-mortar stores. Leveling the field.

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Help Safeguard your Personal Information by Filing your 2021 Tax Return Early

RogerRossmeisl

The IRS announced it is opening the 2021 individual income tax return filing season on January 24. You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too. You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too.

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TIGTA Says IRS Isn’t Properly Controlling Sensitive Tax Information

CPA Practice

The IRS is not adhering to its own internal guidelines when sending large volumes of sensitive taxpayer information to and from its tax processing centers, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the watchdog entity that oversees the nation’s tax agency.

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Amplifying Your Value to Small Business Tax Clients: Advising on the New Beneficial Ownership Information Requirement

CTP

This is where you can provide additional value to your tax clients, just by familiarizing them with the new beneficial ownership information requirement. For instance, publicly traded companies do not have to fulfill this new requirement, since they are already required to disclose all the same information through the SEC.

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IRS 2021 “Dirty Dozen”- Personal Information Cons

RogerRossmeisl

Compiled annually, the “Dirty Dozen” lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes.

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Amplifying Your Value to Small Business Tax Clients: Answering FAQs about the New Beneficial Ownership Information Requirement

CTP

The Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1st, which means that many businesses will need to submit a Beneficial Ownership Information Report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). on or after January 1, 2024 are required to provide information on their company applicants. Tax Identification Numbers.

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What’s new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Court of Appeals of South Carolina has affirmed a state Administrative Law Court (ALC) finding that the online retail giant remains liable for eight figures in unpaid sales tax on third-party sales from 2016, interest and penalties. The ol’ one-two.