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Maryland Joins IRS Direct File Program For 2025

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By Sam Janesch Baltimore Sun (TNS) Marylanders who have relatively straightforward tax returns will have the chance to ditch independent—and sometimes costly—tax preparers and instead file their federal taxes directly with the IRS for free in 2025, state and federal officials said Wednesday.

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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

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The Justice Department is advising taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 15 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.

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What to know about responsible party laws

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Owners’ individual tax returns have occasionally been compared to those of the company for evidence of “material involvement” in the business. Rules allow states to demand payment under certain circumstances against any responsible person (which means possibly other leaders in your company – see the Maryland statutes, for instance).

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Recent Cases Show You Shouldn't Mess with Sales Tax Obligations

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The company has paid nearly $69,000 in restitution for sales tax it collected and failed to pay to state coffers between June 2011 and December 2015. The case was referred to investigators after an auditor found that the business hadn’t filed quarterly sales tax returns or remitted sales tax collected for that period.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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In another possibly trendsetting development, Maryland has greenlighted the country’s first tax on digital advertisements sold by companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon. Estimates reportedly said the tax will generate up to $250 million but opponents promise legal challenges. 20 and April 14 to April 15, 2021.

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Monthly Sales and Use Tax Update

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percent sales tax created three years ago to address a budget crisis, has been sent to the governor for executive approval. Maryland is offering a vendor credit of up to $3,000 on sales tax returns for the months of March, April and May 2021. The state’s HB 514 , which would indefinitely extend a 0.45

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from March

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tax issue this year as other states move to join Maryland in trying to levy taxes on this commercial internet-based activity. Nebraska has released guidance on the handlings of use tax in the state regarding remitting use tax, exemptions, interest and penalties. 10 to report use tax.