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Sales tax and accounting services

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It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? For some 90 years, states have levied sales tax on goods (West Virginia was the first to do so , in 1921). Sourcing is huge.

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Connecticut joins IRS Direct File free tax prep system

Accounting Today

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Friday that Connecticut will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File program for free tax preparation.

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Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut

CPA Practice

29—FARMINGTON — An accountant pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Thursday to filing fraudulent tax returns for multiple years after failing to report $1.4 million in income, federal officials said. S Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Attorney’s Office. Attorney’s Office said.

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S Corporations and State Income Taxes

Cherry Bekaert

Contributors: John Ford | Senior Consultant, Government Contracting Industry Practice Tony Konkol | Manager, State & Local Tax Practice As a general rule, corporations are responsible for paying Federal and state taxes on the income they earn. This allows S corporations to avoid double taxation on the corporate income.

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IRS: Connecticut Residents Affected by Recent Flooding to Get Tax Relief

CPA Practice

(TNS) The IRS announced Monday that tax relief for individuals and businesses in flood-stricken parts of Connecticut would be made available. IRS officials announced the agency would extend its April 15 filing deadline for those taxpayers, who now have until June 17, 2024 to submit tax returns and make tax payments.

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A history of sales tax

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All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Salestaxes are no exception.

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State and Local Tax (SALT) Predictions for 2024

CPA Practice

State and local taxes, also often referred to as SALT, are one of the most dynamic areas of tax practice, with thousands of jurisdictions across the U.S. imposing increases or newly-created taxes on real or other property. In response to the dismissal of the earlier state lawsuit, Apple Inc.