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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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From tax prep to asset management, invoicing and portals, and auditing to remote CFO functions, the services the accounting and tax pros provide are dependent on the technologies they use. The awards highlight the most useful technology for firms and clients.

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Sales Tax Rates and Rules Changes Skyrocket Across States in 2025, Says Vertex Report

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OBannon In the first half of 2025, states made 408 sales tax rate changes and new rates – a 24% increase compared to the first half of 2024 – as many local governments continue to grapple with the state of the economy and generating revenue. a provider of indirect tax solutions. Rates and Rules Report from Vertex Inc. ,

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Billy Long Sworn in as 51st Commissioner of the IRS

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Jason Bramwell Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was sworn in as the 51st commissioner in the history of the IRS on June 16, saying transforming the culture at the tax agency is at the top of his to-do list. an Arkansas-based oil and gas company, which Democrats said offered non-existent “tribal tax credits.”

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New Federal School Voucher Program Poses a Quandary for States: Opt In or Opt Out?

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A tax credit in Trump’s signature law leaves states to sort out rules, funding, and oversight. These trends, combined with new federal tax credit, could fundamentally reshape the education funding landscape across state governments, experts say. ” The final law gives states wide discretion, he said.

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2023 in review: The year in sales tax

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No year’s ever dull in sales tax, and the pace has only accelerated in the five years since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. As we start the new year, here’s a look back at some significant sales tax events from 2023. This year, multiple states introduced new sales tax exemptions, too.

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IRS Promotes E-Filing of Payroll Tax Forms

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The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that the best way to file their next quarterly payroll tax return by the Oct. Two options to electronically file payroll tax returns The first option for employers is to self-file by purchasing IRS-approved software that meets their specific needs. This includes the Oct.

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The latest on a national sales tax

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Everything old is new again – and that goes for ideas of a national sales tax. 25 of the 118th Congress, the GOP’s “Fair Tax Act of 2023,” is the latest attempt. The embattled bill, now in committee, was introduced early this year to replace the federal income tax. What’s in the bill? Is the idea bad? The bill won’t pass.