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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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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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These taxes fund social insurance programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits. Here’s a quick breakdown of payroll taxes: Federal Income Tax Withholding : Employers must withhold federal income tax from employees’ wages based on their W-4 Forms and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines.

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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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What's new in state sales and use taxes

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Finally, retailers who make a sale of building materials that will be incorporated into real estate in a qualified facility for which an Illinois certificate of exemption has been issued may deduct receipts from such sales when calculating state or local use and occupation taxes, with some conditions. Indiana modified?its

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IRS to Mail Taxpayers in Disaster Areas CP14CL Notices

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Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) The IRS, after confusing millions of California taxpayers with tax balance-due notices in May and June, will send follow-up letters to people in states that received extra time to file their federal income tax returns due to severe weather events. 16, 2023 to file.

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State-by-state reciprocity agreements

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How to manage state and local tax Do you have clients who live in one state but work in another state? If so, they may be able to lower income taxes through a state-by-state reciprocity agreement, should the agreement exist. Bilateral vs. unilateral agreements Do state reciprocity agreements apply to remote workers?

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What was new in August for state sales and use taxes

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Georgia’s gross sales and use tax collections approached $1.48 Net sales and use tax revenue jumped $73.3 Indiana had monthly collections from sales tax jump 6.5%. Earlier in the summer, New Jersey’s sales and use tax took in $1.332 billion, an increase of $113.9 billion for the month, an increase of $156.4

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