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South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

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A South Carolina woman was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. According to court documents and statements made in court, Georgina Gonzalez, formerly of Miami, worked as a tax return preparer since at least 2013. Attorney Adair F.

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South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

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A South Carolina woman was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. According to court documents and statements made in court, Georgina Gonzalez, formerly of Miami, worked as a tax return preparer since at least 2013. Attorney Adair F.

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Does sales tax apply to memberships?

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Clubs and dues have been around for decades, but the rise of certain memberships – and the ability to sell them over the internet – have also raised the question of whether memberships incur sales tax. Health and fitness club In some states membership in one of these creates a sales tax obligation; in others it doesn’t.

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South Carolina Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

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A South Carolina return preparer has pleaded guilty, after his jury trial had begun, to two counts of filing false tax returns. Harmon agreed that the total tax loss from his criminal conduct was approximately $320,000. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S.

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New State and Local Taxes – Dec. 2023

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The start of a month typically brings some number of tax-related changes. Erie County, New York, exempts energy sources and services New York state sales tax doesn’t apply to retail sales of residential energy sources and services, but local sales tax does apply in many jurisdictions, including Erie County. cents per gallon.

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2024: What’s coming up in sales tax

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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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COVID Surcharges and Sales Tax

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These fees raise the question – "are COVID surcharges subject to state sales taxes?”. Nevada , Texas , South Carolina and New Jersey are among the first states mandating surcharges on retail sales subject to sales tax. South Carolina restaurants are charging an average of 3 percent as a surcharge.).