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Wayfair: Sales Tax and State Income Tax Implications

TaxConnex

Wayfair created enormous changes for businesses making remote sales into the states related to sales tax. Could Wayfair have also impacted the way you manage your state income tax obligations? Sales Tax Perspective. Yet, “substantial nexus” has never been strictly defined for sales tax or state income taxes.

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IRS Proposes Regs to Exempt Tribal-Owned Companies From Income Tax

CPA Practice

Corporations or LLCs that are owned entirely by Indian Tribal governments and formed under the laws of the Tribes that own them wouldn’t be recognized as separate entities for federal tax purposes and wouldn’t be subject to federal income tax, according to regulations proposed by the Treasury Department and the IRS on Oct.

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Washington, Lincoln and the U.S. tax system

Accounting Today

In the wake of President's Day, and in the midst of tax season, take a minute to learn about Washington's and Lincoln's key contributions to the U.S. tax system.

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How to File a Deceased Person’s Final Income Tax Return

CPA Practice

Unfortunately, when someone is deceased, the decedent’s personal representative is generally required to file any final tax returns for the deceased person. That includes federal income tax returns, that the decedent would have been required to file for the year of his or her death. 31, 2022, you can file a joint 2022 return.

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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

TaxConnex

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. Why do sales tax rates have to be so complex?

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Frontrunner in Washington's gov. race defends capital gains tax

Accounting Today

Without an income tax, Washington has one of the most regressive tax systems in the U.S.

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Ways Your Business Can Accelerate Taxable Income and Defer Deductions?

RogerRossmeisl

There have been discussions in Washington about raising the corporate federal income tax rate from its current flat 21%. Another reason may be because you expect your non-corporate pass-through entity business to pay taxes at higher rates in the future, because the pass-through income will be taxed on your personal return.