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

CPA Practice

As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. Social Security Tax : Employers and employees each contribute 6.2%

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State CPA Society News & Updates – September 2023

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The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants or WICPA has announced a series of upcoming conferences including the following: Business & Industry Fall Conference – September 18, 2023 at the Brookfield Conference Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin, which will be livestreamed for those not able to attend the conference in person.

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Demystifying Taxes for Startup Founders: Deadlines You Need to Know

Shay CPA

The beginning of a new calendar year means every business owner needs to put some thought into tax filings. Beyond filing for your own company, you also have fast-approaching responsibilities pertaining to your employee’s taxes and their ability to file. A big change went into effect for your contractors for the 2023 tax year.

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How to Efficiently Complete a Business Personal Property Rendition

CPA Practice

The property tax life cycle is a complex beast, and taming it can be both frustrating and time-consuming. Did you know that businesses typically spend an average of 132 hours per week on various personal property tax compliance tasks ? These 12 states generate property tax revenue from real estate taxes instead.

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Property tax 101

ThomsonReuters

property taxes, which help fund roads, schools, emergency medical services, and other services, are a vital source of revenue for state and local governments. Property tax rates vary greatly among states and localities and can have a major impact  on business investments and where people decide to live.

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Deep Dive: How Not To Lose A Bundle On Bundled Taxes

PYMNTS

Merchants’ marketing departments may find bundling useful, but their accountants are less likely to see it positively — determining individual items’ tax obligations in the different states into which they are sold can be challenging, and putting offerings into bundles only magnifies complexities.

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