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Latest Developments in State and Local Sales Tax

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Idaho’s state tax revenues for August came in much higher than expected — $37 million higher, the second straight month of big overages — putting the state on track to end the current fiscal year with a giant surplus if current trends hold, even as it has cut budgets due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Sales taxes were up 8.2

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How SUI and State Income Taxes Affect Small Businesses

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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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Federal Court Blocks Texas CPA and Financial Firm From Selling Certain Tax Plans

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Allegedly, Dombek and Optimal promoted a tax scheme throughout the United States to illegally reduce customers’ income tax liabilities by using sham management companies to improperly shift income to be taxed at lower tax rates, improperly defer taxable income or claim personal expenses as bogus business deductions.

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Deadlines galore: One of the biggest challenges of sales tax

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Federal Income Tax Day, April 18 th , looms large in everybody’s mind right now. Too bad sales tax doesn’t come with a deadline that simple. State sales tax filing obligations come in a dizzying number of deadlines for you to follow (potentially with bad consequences if you don’t).

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What's new in state sales and use taxes

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The online portal for the Department of Revenue is currently used for individual income tax and business registrations and the state will provide further instructions?for for how this will change sales tax filing and other taxpayer services?when Texas sales tax revenue for the three months ending May 2022 was up 15.7%

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Telecommunication Taxes & Fees by State | TaxConnex

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In California, sales tax doesn’t apply to telecommunications services, but there are numerous cities and counties that apply a municipal utility tax of 2.5 Missouri has local license taxes in most cities. Texas applies a Right of Way fee (ROW) in 100’s of local jurisdictions. to 7 percent.

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A Tale of Two Pitchers

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On December 2nd, 2022, long-time Met’s pitcher Jacob deGrom signed a 5-year contract worth $185 million with the Texas Rangers. The ace of the Mets pitching staff, who had been a lifelong Met, had decided to head to Texas for what he called a “winning culture” and likely tax savings. 1 million of taxes.

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