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Thanksgiving: Weird sales tax rules

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Harder still to believe some of the strange sales tax laws that come with it. So as you plan to arrive at your family’s early, marvel that the Detroit Lions are actually good and get ready to send the stuffing around again, chew on these sales tax considerations associated with the feast. Hard to believe Turkey Day is here again.

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Sales tax on shipping: latest updates

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Ecommerce couldn’t exist without shipping (and probably not without shipping’s partner “handling,” either), but do either incur sales tax? As is often the case in sales tax, it depends on what, how and where. Portions of packages that contain non-taxable or exempt items get a break on the tax on the S&H.

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2024: What’s coming up in sales tax

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The new year will no doubt be another active one in sales tax. Weaker state revenue The kind of year it’s going to be for state coffers could greatly influence such future sales tax trends as new levies, tougher nexus thresholds and intensifying audits. Overall, state tax revenues dropped 5.3%. If so, watch out for 2024.

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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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Loopholes and other odd sales tax rules, part 2

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Last time we looked at a sample of the strange sales tax laws regarding food, including a sliced bagel in New York. If only that was the only complex category concerning sales tax. Diapers and groceries are taxed in Hawaii, Idaho, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama, Mississippi and South Dakota.

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Dozens of States Will Not Tax Social Security in 2025

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Many American retirees wonder how their benefits will be affected following Donald Trump’s pledge to eliminate taxes on Social Security income during his presidential campaign. A new report by GoBankingRates.com reveals that Texas is one of 41 states that will not tax Social Security benefits next year.

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Excise Tax versus Sales Tax

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Soon after you start dealing with states’ sales tax, you’re going to also run into another term: excise tax. What is excise tax? And is it different from sales tax? A different kind of tax pie. Federal, state, and local governments can all impose excise taxes. Calculating and Charging.

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