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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

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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.

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Colorado Set to Join IRS Direct File Program in 2026

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By Nick Coltrain The Denver Post (TNS) Coloradans will soon be able to file their federal income taxes directly online for free under a program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The study was cited by Gov.

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2023 in review: The year in sales tax

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Added another critic, in August, “Next week’s installment of Connecticut’s annual suspension of sales taxes on clothing and shoes may be a reminder that government is very good at bribing people with their own money.” National sales tax H.R.25 The instantly embattled bill seeks a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the U.S.

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IRS Says State Issued Stimulus Payments are Not Taxable

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This means that people in the following states do not need to report these state payments on their 2022 tax return: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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Colorado Lawmakers Again Ask IRS: Don’t Tax TABOR Refunds

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By Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post (TNS) Nearly all members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are again asking the IRS to reconsider a plan to tax state refunds. The IRS’s new guidance , issued last week, marked the second time this year the agency raised the specter of subjecting state refunds to federal income tax.

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What's new in state sales and use taxes

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There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Colorado will begin imposing a 27-cent fee on every retail delivery made by motor vehicle to a destination in the state, beginning July 1. for how this will change sales tax filing and other taxpayer services?when when the transition occurs.

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Definitions For Federal income tax purposes, according to the IRS , tax-exempt organizations include: Charitable: Organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.

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