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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. Why do sales tax rates have to be so complex?

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Georgia Tax Preparer Gets 2 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

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A Georgia man was sentenced on December 19 to two years in prison for evading his personal federal income taxes. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 1999 to 2021, Samir Patel, of Statesboro, was a tax return preparer at a national return preparation business. District Court Chief Judge J.

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Georgia Taxpayers in 28 Counties Get Extension Due to Hurricane Idalia

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The Internal Revenue Service today announced tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by Idalia in 28 of the state’s 159 counties in Georgia. 15, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept.

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Your survival kit for a sales tax audit

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Fear frequently motivates all tax compliance. And with sales tax, as with most other kinds of tax, that fear is of an audit. This unwanted (and sometimes seemingly random) scrutiny from tax jurisdictions can terrify small companies. How to get ready Assume you’re going to get hit with a sales tax audit sooner or later.

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IRS Extends Tax Deadlines for Hurricane Debby Victims in the Southeast

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On August 9, 2024, the IRS announced relief from certain tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses in all of South Carolina, most of Florida and North Carolina, and part of Georgia that were affected by Hurricane Debby.

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IRS Extends Tax Deadlines Until May For Helene Victims

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The IRS on Tuesday announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, as well as parts of Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. 24 in Georgia; Sept. 24 in Georgia; Sept. 22, 2024, in Alabama; Sept.

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States’ tax websites and sales tax searches

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But not all search engines – or state tax websites – are created equal. What it’s like typing “sales tax” into that little rectangle with the magnifying glass on each state’s website? Here are first impressions from one-and-done searches for “sales tax” on the revenue site of each state. Connecticut Dept.

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