CPA Practice

JUNE 30, 2025

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Technology

TaxConnex

JUNE 19, 2025

Some states are trying to make post-Wayfair life easier by eliminating transaction thresholds to create economic nexus, including Alaska, North Carolina, South Dakota, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. Happy birthday, Wayfair! And many more, we guess.

Sales

Going Concern

JUNE 20, 2025

People Alumni Profile: Fred Sitzberger: From Fired to Flourishing – A Journey of Resilience and Generosity [ University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee ] This guy sounds cool. Fred Sitzberger’s story is anything but ordinary.

auditor

TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Debate has raged for a long time in states such as Wisconsin whether dried cranberries (not the kind made into sauce) are dried fruit, which is largely not taxed, or candy , which does incur sales tax in many states. One Thanksgiving staple is under attack by the sales tax authorities, sort of: cranberries.

Sales

ThomsonReuters

JUNE 27, 2025

In a unanimous decision on June 5, SCOTUS ruled that Wisconsin violated the First Amendment by denying Catholic Charities Bureau a state unemployment tax exemption based on its religious practices. Catholic Charities entitled to state unemployment tax exemption. The ruling in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc.

payroll

Accounting Today

AUGUST 1, 2025

WISCONSIN Katherine Gudgel Katherine Gudgel, an enrolled agent and owner of Gudgel Professional Services in Mesa, Arizona, was named 2025 Member of the Year by the National Association of Tax Professionals, Appleton, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the tax profession and community.

Technology

Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Windward, which is now in administration, was accused of dumping chemicals used in making carbonless paper for duplicating receipts and invoices, into rivers in Wisconsin and Michigan. The tobacco giant claimed that the flawed audit caused Windward to breach its commitment to cover environmental clean-up costs.

Account

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Scott currently serves as the director of finance and administration for the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Scott has been the director of finance and administration for the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin since 1999. Scott to a five-year term on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Ray to a second term on the GASB.

Wisconsin

Going Concern

JANUARY 13, 2025

Wisconsin Ave. Kilbourn Ave., according to a permit filed with the City of Milwaukee. The companys buildout could cost about $200,000, the permit shows The company currently has an office at 100 East, at 100 E. also in downtown Milwaukee, and is among the last remaining office tenants in that building to sign a new lease elsewhere.

accounting firms

Going Concern

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Other accounting firms in the Top 10 Best Overall Internships are Texas-based Weaver, Alabama-based BMSS, and Wisconsin-based Wipfli. Interns at PKF O’Connor Davies were especially satisfied with their Quality of Life and Compensation.

accounting and finance

CPA Practice

AUGUST 7, 2025

State CPA Society News & Updates is a selection of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories.

CPA

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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payroll

Going Concern

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) has announced — and in typical Midwestern fashion was pleased to do so — that Governor Tony Evers and the state of Wisconsin have designated November 2023 as CPA Appreciation Month. Free pizza for everyone on the governor?

Wisconsin

TaxConnex

JULY 15, 2022

The Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission?has that an out-of-state travel agent that used independent travel consultants in the state was doing business in Wisconsin and is responsible for the Wisconsin franchise tax. According to the court, the company made “retail sales” by arranging and managing such “roll-out” work in Washington.

Wisconsin

TaxConnex

APRIL 4, 2024

South Dakota joins California, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin in recently eliminating transaction-based nexus thresholds. Wisconsin has studied whether halving its 200-transaction threshold would ding tax revenue. Thirteen economic-nexus states never had such thresholds.)

South Dakota

TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Wisconsin residents are getting a break on their coming tax bills to the tune of $137, on average, thanks to a bump in sales tax revenue from out-of-state retailers, according to Gov. million — collected by the state Department of Revenue from retailers outside Wisconsin and marketplace providers over the 12-month period that ended Sept.

Sales

TaxConnex

JUNE 20, 2023

Two years ago, for instance, Wisconsin studied how halving its 200-transaction threshold would hurt coffers. South Dakota joins California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin in eliminating transaction-based nexus thresholds. The conclusion: “minimal fiscal effect.” Who’s taken the latest action?

South Dakota

TaxConnex

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some states – such as Wisconsin and Florida – do specifically mention “willful” failure to pay sales and use taxes. The personal liability of such person as provided in this subsection shall survive the dissolution of the corporation or other form of business association,” Wisconsin statutes add. Out of business – now what?

Wisconsin

TaxConnex

AUGUST 30, 2022

Two years ago, the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board presented a web of definitions used to determine if Wisconsin was correct in a then-recent tax determination.

Sales

TaxConnex

AUGUST 1, 2024

North Carolina joins South Dakota, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin in eliminating transaction-based nexus thresholds ; some states never adopted one.

North Carolina

TaxConnex

MARCH 2, 2021

Wisconsin Democratic Gov.? According to the Tax Foundation, among states utilizing sales tax , Wisconsin has the second lowest population-weighted combined state and local sales tax rate of 5.46%. The state, hammered by winter weather and dangerous power outages, also pushed the Feb. Tony Evers ? local sales tax, if residents approve.

Sales

TaxConnex

JUNE 1, 2021

Some states, like Indiana and Wisconsin, vary the discount depending on the amount of tax collected and remitted. Some states, such as Alabama, Mississippi and Wyoming, require filing by a certain day of the month.

Sales

TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Wisconsin : Taxable, with exceptions for when the sales price of direct mail does not include separately stated delivery charges or transportation or delivery charges paid by the Wisconsin purchaser to a carrier is independent of the seller. Municipalities that impose a municipal sales and use tax include shipping and handling charges.

Sales

TaxConnex

JANUARY 13, 2022

Wisconsin has published its updated Publication 240 regarding the taxability of digital goods. Tax officials added that the state’s sales tax intake never fell off during the pandemic – Utah began mandating economic nexus just a year before COVID hit – and that the state saw a 300% increase in online sales during the FY2021.

Sales

TaxConnex

JUNE 9, 2022

Wisconsin has updated guidance that states that marketplace providers are responsible for the collection and remittance of the Wisconsin premier resort taxes. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 59% of all tax collections.

Sales

BuildYourFirm

APRIL 28, 2020

Allan attended both the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and received degrees in accounting and marketing. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Sharon, his three children, Jack, Brian and Julia, and his two dogs, Bucky and Cody.

Wisconsin

TaxConnex

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you are selling through a marketplace, the majority of states now have these laws in place, including, recently , Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina and North Carolina. Devil in the details.

Sales

TaxConnex

JANUARY 11, 2022

When only some of the contents of a shipment are taxable, the shipping charges must be pro-rated in Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin (where a “reasonable allocation” is required).

Sales

TaxConnex

MAY 6, 2021

Wisconsin has eliminated the 200 or more separate transactions economic nexus threshold for remote sellers in the previous or current calendar year. The rule revision clarifies the distinctions between charges for the rental of concrete pumping equipment with an operator, sales of construction services and sales of construction materials.

Sales

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In 2021, Wisconsin and Maine both removed their transaction threshold; in 2023, South Dakota and Louisiana joined suit. Expect more of the same in 2024. Holidays Some time ago, politicians (and not tax experts, as has been subsequently acknowledged) discovered that sales tax holidays were a great way to garner public support.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

The company, which is in 29 states, is growing — it added New York City and Madison, Wisconsin, to its roster of cities in 2017. Unlike services like Turo, which is focused on the broader rental market, HyreCar provides features like insurance targeted toward rideshare drivers.

Wisconsin

TaxConnex

JUNE 13, 2024

Colorado, for instance, used to also require or 200 or more separate transactions in the state, but has since joined South Dakota, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin in eliminating transaction-based thresholds.

South Dakota

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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.

CPA

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Wisconsin eliminated its 200+ transactions threshold for remote sellers. The new law, which would take effect July 1, created economic nexus for companies with more than $100,000 in gross sales to Kansas consumers in the current or previous calendar year. Elsewhere, some thresholds fell. Maine passed a similar measure, which kicks in Jan.

Sales

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Willful failure in sales tax duties counts more heavily in some states than in others, as does the phrase “duty to act” for corporate officers. Minority members of partnerships can even find themselves on the hook for more than their investment in the company.

Sales

TaxConnex

AUGUST 4, 2022

Recently Hawaii, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Louisiana and North Carolina added laws. Recently Wisconsin, for example, updated? that states that marketplace providers are responsible for collection and remittance of the Wisconsin premier resort taxes. States also frequently tinker with their facilitator laws.

Wisconsin

Accounting Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Taxpayers in Wyoming are expected to procrastinate the most on taxes this year, while taxpayers in Wisconsin are likely to procrastinate the least.

Wyoming