TaxConnex

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The new year will no doubt be another active one in sales tax. Weaker state revenue The kind of year it’s going to be for state coffers could greatly influence such future sales tax trends as new levies, tougher nexus thresholds and intensifying audits. Overall, state tax revenues dropped 5.3%. If so, watch out for 2024.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 15, 2023

Call it a sales tax or a delivery fee of 27 cents. Just don’t call Colorado the only state implementing or considering such a surcharge on online sales: New York lawmakers will soon debate their own and Minnesota’s kicks in next year. Minnesota lawmakers had proposed a 75-cent fee. There are other exemptions.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s also safe to say that its storyline of repetition seems to echo what you must do, over and over and over, to comply with sales tax laws. It’s a doozy! – “Needlenose Ned” Ryerson There are multiple steps to make sure your sales tax compliance works well. The days you get over and over with sales tax are deadline days.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) According to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the IRS will tax state rebates sent to many Minnesota residents in 2023. These rebates, commonly known as “Walz checks,” were worth up to $1,300 in some cases and were a result of a $3 billion Minnesota tax relief bill passed earlier this year.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) A proposal to end federal tax on Social Security retirement benefits would provide relief for retirees as early as next year. That’s because, as the bill is worded, federal taxes on Social Security income would be eliminated beginning in 2025 (tax returns filed in early 2026).

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Given this, it is our pleasure to inform you that bills have been introduced to the Minnesota legislature — HF 1749 and SF 1660 — that would add an alternative pathway of 120 units and two years experience, while leaving the option to go down the state’s existing 150 hour path as well. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326A.03,

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

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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Cherry Bekaert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Colorado The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) recently created an informational section on its website specifically for the state’s pass-through entity (PTE) Tax election. Starting in 2023, an electing partnership’s Minnesota PTE Tax is computed on the total distributive income of Minnesota resident partners.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 5, 2024

Earlier this week WalletHub released a study that shows which states’ residents have the highest and lowest tax burden , measured as the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes. The study looks at how much tax the average person is estimated to pay in each state throughout their lifetime.

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 11, 2023

And while fees aren’t exactly sales and use taxes, they do greatly increase compliance complexity for indirect tax teams. Following Colorado, Minnesota created a new retail fee that requires retailers and marketplace providers making deliveries of “tangible personal property” to customers in the state to remit a $0.50

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How does sales tax fit into this? Sales tax when dollars and other “fiat money” are involved is clear: there is no sales tax due when acquiring the currency, and the currency can be used as legal tender to satisfy the purchase price of goods and services including any applicable sales tax due on the purchase price.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 4, 2024

Now, almost six years after the landmark Wayfair case ignited sales tax obligations for more remote sellers, one of those numbers might be falling out of favor. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in 2018, almost all states with economic nexus opted to have dollar volume of sales as one trigger for sales tax obligations.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 25, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The Urban Institute told news outlets that 25 states recently reported year-over-year declines in sales tax receipts, a jump of more than a third in just a month. Nationwide, sales tax receipts were up 1.5% Inflation bites. in real terms.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the 2024 tax filing season starting later this month, the IRS is launching a special Tax Professional Awareness Week , from Jan. 8-14, 2024, to assist tax professionals on what to expect during the filing season and start the year on the right foot. 10: Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions on Due Diligence Friday, Jan.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

The domestic sales tax landscape in the United States has been in a constant state of flux over the last decade. In fact, the 2023 Vertex End-of-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report shows that a total of 444 sales tax rate changes took place across all U.S. States continue to issue new fees, exemptions and tax holidays.

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MyIRSRelief

MAY 24, 2023

The notice will state the amount of tax due, as well as interest and penalties. The notice will also include the following information: The amount of tax due The amount of interest and penalties The due date for payment Instructions on how to pay What do I need to do if I receive an IRS CP14 notice? What is an IRS CP14 notice?

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 17, 2023

Online sales could not exist without shipping, and the charges associated with shipping are subject to sales tax in many states. Question is, who has to pay that sales tax these days, and where? For sales tax purposes, you’ll see reference to “shipping,” “shipping and handling” (Arizona taxes these two, for instance) and “delivery”.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Soon after you start dealing with states’ sales tax, you’re going to also run into another term: excise tax. What is excise tax? And is it different from sales tax? A different kind of tax pie. Federal, state, and local governments can all impose excise taxes. Calculating and Charging.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our Halloween-month look at tricky items for sales tax continues here with a few items it’s hard to live without…. Some states (of course) have special sales tax rules for clothing. Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Rhode Island and New Jersey do just the opposite for protective and some other specialized clothing.

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TaxConnex

MAY 30, 2023

You know all about reaching sales tax nexus: selling enough or having a physical presence in a tax jurisdiction sufficient to create a connection with that jurisdiction and create an obligation for you to collect and remit sales tax. Sales tax isn’t getting any easier. But business and sales patterns change over time.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. State sales tax revenues and their local portions are reported up from Auburn, N.Y., Many other states are finding more late-2021 sales tax revenue to funnel toward local governments. billion in sales taxes for December, $101.9

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s one of the most important aspects of an online business – and one of the wackiest when trying to determine whether sales tax applies or not. Many states say that when the contents of a shipment are taxable, so is the shipping cost; similarly, when items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax, so is the cost of shipping.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

However, if you are among the 68 million people expected to place bets on the big game, you need to know that taxes are part of the equation. So, as we start tax season, here’s what you need to know about what your Super Bowl bet has to do with your tax return. Super Bowl 2024 is on Sunday, Feb. Usually, the payer (e.g.,

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Cherry Bekaert

AUGUST 10, 2023

Pass-through entity taxes (PTET) are constantly changing on a state-by-state basis. How Alabama’s PTET Works Alabama’s PTET election is made by submitting Form PTE-E via “My Alabama Taxes” on or before the 15 th day of the third month following the close of the tax year. Louisiana Louisiana House Bill No. House Bill No.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 3, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. States themselves don’t seem to know yet, according to a recent survey co-sponsored by the Tax Policy Center. Online sales dipped in May, yet sales tax revenues seem to remain robust thanks in part to online sales. Minnesota Gov.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 30, 2024

District Court in Minneapolis with making monetary transactions connected to a crime and failing to file taxes in connection with the thefts that spanned from 2016 until 2020. Prosecutors also say she underreported her earnings, leading to a loss of nearly $85,000 in tax collections. Jeana Ann Lautigar, 57, was charged Monday in U.S.

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CTP

MAY 8, 2024

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) of 2018 stirred up mixed responses by introducing a $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for individual taxpayers. As of today, 19 states have enacted pass-through entity taxes. Prior to TCJA, many states did not have a PTE tax or the tax rate was much lower.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In sales tax calculation, you deal with the “hard” and the “less-hard.” Figuring out sales tax obligations for goods (aka, tangible personal property, or TPP) is the less-hard part; you merely have to bear in mind that every state that taxes TPP does it a little differently. States also tax services with nuance.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 26, 2021

Massachusetts has joined the ranks of states that have provisions for accelerated remittance of sales tax. This accelerated remittance timeline won’t apply to businesses with less than $150,000 in sales tax in the preceding calendar year.). Sales tax continues to become more complicated, but you have someone who can help.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 21, 2023

By Joy Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Businesses that sell marijuana have a heavy federal income tax burden. They are taxed on their income but can’t write off most of their business expenses. Here is the main federal income tax implication. Legal marijuana businesses are an enforcement priority of the IRS.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Last week we talked about all of the different filing frequencies and deadlines you have to manage with your sales tax obligation. T rying to meet your sales tax obligations across many different states confronts you with a head-spinning assortment of deadlines and filing frequencies. If you missed that – check it out!

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Claiming the child tax credit and other family tax credits and deductions can lower your tax liability or increase your refund. How much is the 2024 child tax credit? That’s the number you’ll use for the tax returns you will file in early 2024.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 29, 2022

New sources of tax revenue, old ones robust but sputtering in spots, tax holidays as political tools amid inflation: It’s been a year of new trends in sales tax. Heading into the new year, state sales tax revenues were up coast to coast, often by double-digit percentages. Add that U.S. Too much or too little?

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CPA Practice

APRIL 25, 2024

The domestic sales tax landscape in the United States has been in a constant state of flux over the last decade. In fact, the 2023 Vertex End-of-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report shows that a total of 444 sales tax rate changes took place across all U.S. States continue to issue new fees, exemptions and tax holidays.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 22, 2023

Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision gave tax jurisdictions the power to require out-of-state companies collect and remit sales tax. But the latter then had to evaluate changing tax responsibilities under economic nexus thresholds and physical presence standards. See a history of sales tax here.) Easing off?

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CPA Practice

APRIL 22, 2024

The domestic sales tax landscape in the United States has been in a constant state of flux over the last decade. In fact, the 2023 Vertex End-of-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report shows that a total of 444 sales tax rate changes took place across all U.S. States continue to issue new fees, exemptions and tax holidays.

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