Accounting Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the wake of President's Day, and in the midst of tax season, take a minute to learn about Washington's and Lincoln's key contributions to the U.S. tax system.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 1, 2024

If it seems like jurisdictions just ceaselessly add additional sales tax laws, statutes and restrictions, recent news out of three states should be refreshing. New Jersey , in a move seemingly counter to a nationwide trend, has repealed its annual sales tax holiday for certain school supplies and sport or recreational equipment.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Ecommerce couldn’t exist without shipping (and probably not without shipping’s partner “handling,” either), but do either incur sales tax? As is often the case in sales tax, it depends on what, how and where. Portions of packages that contain non-taxable or exempt items get a break on the tax on the S&H.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

When you sell across multiple states – or even within various localities in a single state – one striking observation emerges: the consistent inconsistency of sales tax rates. The federal income tax has just seven brackets to cover the whole span of what somebody can make. Why do sales tax rates have to be so complex?

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Withum

MAY 21, 2025

On Monday, May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released additional details about its proposed tax legislation, The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. While the bill may undergo further changes in the Senate, it lays the foundation for 2025 tax reform.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 11, 2024

Do you need a state sales tax permit? How about a sales tax license? How about a sales tax certificate of authority? Collecting and remitting sales tax after you hit economic or physical nexus in a state comes with a lot of questions – and you usually answer no small number of questions to register for sales tax.

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RogerRossmeisl

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The post IRS Orders Immediate Stop to New Employee Retention Tax Credit Processing appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 23, 2024

Sales and use tax generally applies to the sale or use of tangible personal property and certain services. Since software, and especially Software-as-a-Service, may not be delivered in a tangible form, many technology and software companies have considered themselves exempt from sales and use tax. But this is not always the case.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The American Institute of CPAs has recognized two prominent Tax Division members during the 2024 AICPA Fall Tax Division Meeting. He is a Senior Director in the Tax Quality and Risk Management group in RSM’s National Office of Risk Management in Chicago. He also served on the AICPA’s Tax Executive Committee.

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TaxConnex

MAY 7, 2024

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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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You may think that if you do not have physical or economic tax nexus in a state, you do not have any tax obligations. You can still have obligations to the certain tax authorit ies in a state even where you do not have nexus and are not required to collect and remit sales tax in the state. The reason?

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TaxConnex

MARCH 21, 2024

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.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many tech companies consider themselves a service provider exempt from sales and use tax. But the 2018 Wayfair decision expanded the definition of nexus and and more of these businesses are now subject to sales and use tax collection, including on one of their product staples: apps. What about the sales tax?

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TaxConnex

MAY 10, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Florida sales tax exemptions on hurricane-preparedness items may soon encompass purchases of pet food, thanks to the lobbying of a local Girl Scout troop. TaxConnex provides services to become your outsourced sales tax department. 41 WTD 118 ?(originally

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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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MyIRSRelief

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Enrolled Agent: Comprehensive Tax Services for Individuals and Businesses When it comes to managing your taxes, finding a qualified and reliable tax professional is crucial. An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and is empowered by the U.S.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 16, 2024

Washington , the lawsuit challenging Washington’s capital gains tax. The Legislature passed the tax in 2021 and payments first came due in April 2023. It’s a 7% tax on profits gained from the sale or exchange of stocks, bonds and other investments or tangible assets above $250,000. ©2024 The Seattle Times.

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TaxConnex

MAY 6, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. In the trendiest sales tax news (aside, of course, from Florida finally passing economic nexus legislation), Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a digital advertising services tax similar, experts say, to one recently enacted in Maryland.

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2024

Washington could be on its way to becoming the third state in the nation with a retail delivery fee, following the route paved by Colorado and Minnesota. So, what would a Washington retail delivery fee look like? A retail delivery fee is not a tax but functions much like one. Why would Washington create a retail delivery fee?

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 23, 2021

If you and your company haven’t been hit with a sales tax audit yet, congrats. In TaxConnex’s recent market survey more than one in four (26.7%) top finance professionals in a variety of industries report seeing an increase in state sales tax audits in the past two years. Sales Tax Audit Triggers.

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TaxConnex

JULY 12, 2022

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. The fee will apply when at least one item is subject to sales or use tax and the delivery is mailed, shipped or delivered by motor vehicle. its Sales Tax Bulletin No. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. Indiana modified?its

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Accounting Today

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Without an income tax, Washington has one of the most regressive tax systems in the U.S.

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TaxConnex

JULY 21, 2022

Understanding economic and physical nexus and the taxability of your products and services goes a long way to ensuring your sales tax compliance. But nothing’s that simple with sales tax. nexus requires remote sellers to collect sales tax because they hit certain thresholds of revenue or sales in states. Off to marketplace.

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TaxConnex

JULY 15, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. 1, 2022, though, all retailers must apply the destination sourcing rules when calculating, collecting and remitting state sales tax. Marketplace sellers that properly remitted tax can file a claim for credit. As of Feb.

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RogerRossmeisl

MAY 5, 2022

One reason might be tax law changes that raise tax rates. There have been discussions in Washington about raising the corporate federal income tax rate from its current flat 21%. There have also been discussions in Washington about raising individual federal income tax rates.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 8, 2021

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. They were the last two states with a sales tax to set up such requirements.). The bill requires the collection and remittance of sales and compensating use tax by most marketplace facilitators beginning July 1. And 2021 continues to prove that.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 25, 2022

In a field that changes as fast as sales tax, it’s a necessity. You generally have three options to address your sales tax compliance obligation: try to manage everything in-house; outsource to an experienced provider; or do nothing and roll the dice. This one of the key steps to complying with sales and use tax laws nationwide.

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TaxConnex

JULY 15, 2022

Several recent court cases show how tricky the legal system can be for online sellers managing sales tax obligations. The Washington Department of Revenue upheld a retail sales tax assessment on a taxpayer who failed to collect retail sales tax on sales to a renewable energy company. The Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission?has

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Sales tax has evolved a lot in recent years. So has the sales tax audit. Examiners can still show up and go over your books in person, and tax agencies will still send audit notices via snail mail. Many events can ignite a sales tax audit. And why not? What if you get flagged? Are they happening more often?

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Going Concern

APRIL 11, 2025

In it, they share some salaries for the 114 placements they made in 2024 including the position and city, like a tax manager in San Francisco getting $145,000 at a mid-size firm and an audit senior in Los Angeles working for $95,000 at a top 25 firm. Don’t you just adore this profession? Again, you can read it yourself here.

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TaxConnex

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If you’re a construction contractor – especially if you’re engaged in contracts in different states – you have to evaluate your sales tax responsibilities in each state where you have customers. So you might think you have nothing to worry about from a sales and use tax perspective. There are exceptions though.

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Withum

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Withum is proud to share that Scott Reddersen was named to the Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 List for 2024. Scott has over 15 years of experience and specializes in tax compliance and planning for high-net-worth individuals. Read the Washington Business Journal’ s complete list of honorees.

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TaxConnex

MAY 14, 2024

jurisdictions also involves dealing with sales tax. Responsibility to pay sales tax is based on a variety of factors, such as where the seller and buyer reside and the nature of the product being sold (some items qualify for sales tax exemptions ). On a marketplace platform, who has responsibility for the sales tax?

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TaxConnex

MARCH 18, 2021

Wayfair created enormous changes for businesses making remote sales into the states related to sales tax. Could Wayfair have also impacted the way you manage your state income tax obligations? Sales Tax Perspective. Sales tax nexus can be physical or economic – or both. Sales Tax Implications of Wayfair.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 2, 2025

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said he wouldn't sign a budget that relies on the wealth tax proposed by his fellow Democrats in the state legislature.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 2, 2025

Washington Gov.Bob Fergusonon April 1 panned budget plans by legislative Democratsfor relying on "far too much in taxes," including a new wealth tax he warned could be overturned by courts.

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