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Can remote employees create sales tax nexus?

TaxConnex

has long included employees working in tax jurisdictions different from your office locations. Telework creates no exception to the rule, as was recently shown by the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a remote work and tax case between New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Pandemic relief is obviously expiring.

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Pennsylvania Will Recognize Grantor Trusts for Tax Years Beginning After January 1, 2025

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 815, signed into law on December 14, 2023, amended the Pennsylvania tax code to recognize irrevocable grantor trusts for tax years beginning after January 1, 2025. These transactions will now be disregarded for Pennsylvania income tax purposes as well.

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How SUI and State Income Taxes Affect Small Businesses

CPA Practice

Inevitably, your clients with growing businesses will want to hire, so you’ll be better able to help them if you have a clear understanding of the differences between SUI (state unemployment insurance) and SIT (state income tax) and how they affect your clients’ businesses. What is SIT Tax?

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Pennsylvania High Court to Consider Case on Pittsburgh’s ‘Jock Tax’

CPA Practice

City attorneys argue that there was no distinction between residents and non-residents because the out-of-town athletes and performers pay a 3% tax, whereas locals would pay a 2% school tax and a 1% income tax.

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Telecommunication Taxes & Fees by State | TaxConnex

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Other states also impose a gross receipts tax specifically on telecommunications services: Pennsylvania has a 5-percent gross receipts tax, for instance; Maryland is 2-percent and New York is 2.5-percent. These are annual corporate-type taxes, many times requiring an estimated payment like a corporate income tax.

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

CPA Practice

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

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.