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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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IRS Offers Tax Deadline Extensions for Louisiana Due to Hurricane Francine

CPA Practice

The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax deadline relief for individuals and businesses in the entire state of Louisiana, affected by Tropical Storm Francine that began on Sept. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. These taxpayers now have until Feb.

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State and Local Tax (SALT) Predictions for 2024

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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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Louisiana Doctor Gets 4 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

CPA Practice

A Louisiana physician has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for tax evasion. million in income taxes, excluding interest and penalties. for the Middle District of Louisiana made the announcement. Trial Attorney Wilson Stamm of the Tax Division and Deputy Criminal Chief Edward Warner and Assistant U.S.

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Four years since Wayfair: A trend takes hold

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On the flip side, sales tax breaks are appearing, most notably in such areas as groceries as inflation continues to rise, and sales tax holidays are growing in popularity. They’re still looking. Sellers have also begun pushing back.

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Senators introduce bill to improve IRS customer service

Accounting Today

Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Mark Warner, D-Virginia, introduced legislation supported by the AICPA that would create a dashboard to inform taxpayers of backlogs and wait times for their tax refunds. A bipartisan pair of lawmakers, Sen.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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Louisiana’s legislature, working to the wire in special session, reportedly passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income tax and raised the state’s sales tax to 5%. Original plans had been to apply sales tax on dozens of services. A new sales tax on digital goods and services also stood.

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