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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

TaxConnex

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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Selling Into States with Unusual Sales Tax Laws

TaxConnex

If you sell into the handful of states that don’t have nexus or don’t have a general sales tax, you might think you’re home free when it comes to obligations to remit sales tax. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have a statewide sales tax. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon do not.

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IRS Says State Issued Stimulus Payments are Not Taxable

CPA Practice

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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State and Local Tax (SALT) Predictions for 2024

CPA Practice

We predict that at least two more states will enact elective PTE taxes, despite the looming expiration of the federal SALT cap. Income tax rate fluctuations States are facing a very uncertain and non-uniform fiscal environment at the moment, affording some, but by no means all, states the ability to reduce state income tax rates.

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Shrinking the Delaware Tax Loophole: Other U.S. States to Incorporate Your Business

inDinero Tax Tips

From startups to public enterprises, your bottom line is affected by your state of incorporation’s corporate income tax, excise (sales and use) tax, sales tax , physical and economic nexus tax, franchise tax, and gross income tax. Delaware has more corporate entities than people for a reason.

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State Legislative Update: Tax Relief Opportunities and New Tax Obligations Enacted in 2022

ThomsonReuters

These legislative highlights have been grouped into two categories: new opportunities for tax relief and new tax obligations. Tax Relief Enacted in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, and New Mexico. Delaware Relief Rebate Program. The tax credit is referred to as a “relief rebate.”

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Structuring: What Are the Most Common Fund Structures and Entity Types?

Withum

For tax purposes, all entities are generally classified as partnerships. The three entities typically incorporate as either a Delaware Limited Partnership (LP) or Delaware Limited Liability Company (LLC). Why Delaware? This entity houses employees and covers expenses related to the investment advisory business.

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