Monthly State Sales and Use Tax Update
TaxConnex
OCTOBER 7, 2021
West Virginia has issued a publication to “clarify the sales and use tax obligations of entities selling streaming services in this state.”
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West Virginia Income Tax Rates: Here’s What Changed for WV Withholding in 2023
Patriot Software
MARCH 10, 2023
Are you an employer in West Virginia? As a result, your West Virginia income tax withholding might look a little different. If so, you might have heard about House Bill 2526, a 2023 law that significantly cut individual income tax rates. In this article, we’ll go over: What compensation is subject to withholding?
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Vitamins, supplements and sales tax – the latest
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APRIL 9, 2024
The products incur sales tax in most states (Massachusetts casts an especially wide net) but are more or less exempt in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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Are Digital Ad Taxes Spreading?
TaxConnex
MARCH 23, 2021
Montana and West Virginia are considering one ; Nebraska lawmakers shelved such a proposal last year. Full of legal holes or not, will laws similar to Maryland’s mushroom in other states? Generally, digital products are “intangible” and sent to your customers electronically.
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Sales Tax and Vitamins/Dietary Supplements
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The products are tax-exempt (more or less) in the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. Most states have no special rules for supplements and vitamins.
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The changing state of e-commerce
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
many of which involve intensely localized differences in rates in California or West Virginia, to name just two states – and, in the case of a municipality like Kansas City, sales tax rates can change block to block. In-store pick-up, however, can be a hotbed of bad sales tax calculation if done carelessly.
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Top West Virginia CPA Firm Announces Merger
CPA Practice
JUNE 29, 2023
Our goal at Suttle & Stalnaker is to drive prosperity for West Virginia,” said Patricia Clark, managing partner. “We We are confident that our partners and staff will only help strengthen and further our collective goal in helping West Virginia prosper,” said partner Barry Burgess.
Sales tax and accounting services
TaxConnex
MARCH 1, 2022
For some 90 years, states have levied sales tax on goods (West Virginia was the first to do so , in 1921). State and local sales tax is sometimes levied on services but much more often applied to “tangible personal property.”
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Online Ads: Who Taxes Them and Who Doesn't?
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
West Virginia has also sent theirs to committee. Connecticut ’s levy of 10% tax on revenues for large platforms ($10B global) appears to have gone to a public hearing 10 months ago. New York ’s, a tax of 2.5-10%, 10%, is in a committee in that state’s Senate. Other jurisdictions have been there and done that.
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2024: What’s coming up in sales tax
TaxConnex
DECEMBER 28, 2023
States expected to do best with sales tax in 2024 are West Virginia, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Iowa and New York. States expected to be hit hardest by falling sales tax revenue are Idaho, South Dakota, Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida. Delivery fees “Sales taxes” are starting to take different forms.
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Services: Taxable or not?
TaxConnex
DECEMBER 14, 2023
We need to absolutely bring into taxation our professional services as well,” read a recent state of the state address in West Virginia, which already taxes most services. One thing we know for sure is that services continue to pop up among states’ lawmakers as a potential new source of sales tax revenue. “We What’s a service?
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Does sales tax apply to memberships?
TaxConnex
DECEMBER 5, 2023
In recent years IHRSA lent its voice to prevent imposition of sales taxes on health club memberships in Maine, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wyoming, Georgia and Arizona. Instead, policymakers should be actively encouraging physical activity,” the organization contends.
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States with local economic nexus - a review
TaxConnex
MAY 19, 2022
Take the “Municipal Sales and Use Tax” page of West Virginia, which alone lists sales tax information for almost 100 cities and towns. Among states without a state-wide sales tax, Alaska is unique in that several of its communities are banding together to establish economic nexus rules, effectively creating a partial state sales tax.
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Home Rule: Can Local Jurisdictions Create Sales Tax Obligations?
TaxConnex
JULY 20, 2021
The West Virginia Legislature created the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program in 2007, empowering participating municipalities to “be creative in addressing local problems by implementing ordinances, rules, and regulations not otherwise available because of the various one-size-fits-all statutes that apply to all municipalities.”
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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners
CPA Practice
APRIL 9, 2024
and West Virginia) Washington, D.C. and West Virginia) Washington, D.C.
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Do you really understand economic nexus for sales tax?
TaxConnex
MARCH 10, 2022
Though some states are repealing sales taxes on a few services, other states – notably Indiana, Nebraska, Connecticut and perhaps West Virginia – look to expand sales tax by taxing what has historically been an untaxed source of income. Services are increasingly tempting for states looking to levy more sales tax.
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West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Large-scale orientation events meant to establish bonds among students are naturally out of the question, and universities are also having to adjust the ways they identify students or finalize their housing or student aid to suit online channels, according to Corey Farris, dean of students for West Virginia University.
Sales and Use Tax Updates from March
TaxConnex
APRIL 6, 2021
West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill that would assess a 2% “impact fee” on internet sales originating or ending in the state. It would also establish a special fund to help preserve retail storefronts – but other West Virginia businesses that make online or phone sales for delivery in the state claim it would hurt them.
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How the 50 States Rank By Lifetime Taxes
CPA Practice
APRIL 5, 2024
Residents of New Jersey will pay the most in lifetime taxes ($987,117), and people in West Virginia will pay the least ($358,407). Virginia $1,652,307 $581,874 35.2% West Virginia $1,263,434 $358,407 28.4% Connecticut $1,731,261 $855,307 49.4% Vermont $1,442,094 $651,434 45.2% New York $1,658,872 $748,199 45.1%
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A history of sales tax
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
West Virginia initiated the first official statewide sales tax, and during the Great Depression, 25 states introduced sales taxes to bolster tax coffers hammered by the bad economy. The American version Financing government has usually motivated creation of taxes in America. Salestaxes are no exception.
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West Virginia’s Largest Locally Owned CPA Firm Celebrates 50 Years
CPA Practice
MARCH 31, 2023
Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC, a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices in West Virginia, will celebrate 50 years of serving clients in and around the Mountain State in 2023. Our team has faithfully served our clients throughout West Virginia and beyond with personalized accounting services.
What's New in State Sales and Use Taxes - Monthly Update
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
more than in December 2020; and West Virginia saw consumer sales tax receipts $20.1 Arkansas had an almost 20% gain in December, pushing state tax revenue 1.5% beyond budget estimates; Georgia’s sales and use tax collections totaled $1.37 billion, an increase of $243.4 billion in sales taxes for December, $101.9
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Sales tax on shipping: latest updates
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Virginia: Exempt if separate stated but handling is taxable. West Virginia: Generally taxable if the item is. Texas: Taxable if the item is. Utah: Exempt if separately stated. Vermont : Taxable if the item is. Washington: Taxable if the item is.
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More money available for Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The IRS is particularly interested in applications covering Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Puerto Rico.
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Exemption Certificate Expirations
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In other states, exemption certificates expire after set periods, such as one year in Alabama and three years in Connecticut, Illinois (where three years is the recommended update period for a resale certificate), Iowa and Louisiana.
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CPA Indicted for $800,000 in Tax Fraud, Claiming Fake Foster Child as Dependent
CPA Practice
DECEMBER 7, 2023
District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of West Virginia, the fraudulent tax returns Oliver filed resulted in $800,000 in overpayments from the IRS. The dates of the offenses range from 2018 through 2021.
The latest on sales tax on shipping charges (part 1)
TaxConnex
JANUARY 17, 2023
Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin follow this rule. When items in a shipment are exempt from sales tax in a given state, so is the cost of shipping.
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What’s new in sales tax?
TaxConnex
DECEMBER 7, 2023
followed by South Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia and Kansas. Analysis of Google activity also showed that the most searched term in Black Friday was iPhone deals. Iowa topped the list for having the highest search levels for Black Friday in the U.S., New York ranked last. Making it right, eventually: A woman in St.
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Tricky items for sales tax (Part 3)
TaxConnex
OCTOBER 27, 2022
It is also non-taxable in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. Candy is taxable in most states, including in several where candy is specifically excluded from the exemptions groceries receive from sales tax. Louisiana, Michigan and Massachusetts consider candy a non-taxable non-food.
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Loopholes and other odd sales tax rules, part 1
TaxConnex
MAY 18, 2023
Local wild blueberries are taxed in Maine, as are belt buckles in Texas, sparklers in West Virginia and playing cards in Alabama. Colorado taxes napkins and silverware. Indiana taxes some but not all marshmallows. baked goods).
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Sales tax holidays for the rest of the year
TaxConnex
AUGUST 2, 2022
5-6) and Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia (all Aug. Other states with back-to-school holidays include West Virginia (Aug. Back-to-school remains the predominant theme of sales tax holidays in many states in August, including Iowa (Aug. 5-8); Illinois (Aug. 5-14); Arkansas (Aug.
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Taxes on Digital Products Varies Widely – A State-by-State Guide
CPA Practice
AUGUST 25, 2024
software, downloaded music, ringtones, and reading materials) are exempt from Virginia sales and use tax. West Virginia. Specified digital products are not subject to West Virginia sales and use tax. See also the West Virginia Tax Division, TSD 445. Digital products delivered electronically (e.g.,
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CPA Exam Candidates: You Better Hurry Up and Apply For BEC Before It’s Gone Forever
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Candidates who want to sit for a retake of BEC before it disappears forever have until November 12 to apply except for those candidates sitting in Idaho (November 15), Kentucky (November 8), North Carolina (October 15 for both first-time and retake BEC sections), Virginia (November 14), and West Virginia (November 8).
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Understanding sales tax permits
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
It’s actually free in many states like California , Texas and West Virginia. Some states do require hefty security deposits, though, as in Alabama (they’re “bonds” in North Dakota ). Among other states, Nevada’s security formula is especially complicated; Colorado has a refundable deposit.
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Sales tax holidays and taxability of clothing/back to school (part 2)
TaxConnex
JULY 13, 2023
West Virginia , Aug. South Carolina , Aug. 4-6: Clothing and clothing accessories; footwear; school supplies used for school assignments; computers, software, printers and printer supplies (whether purchased or leased). 4-7: Certain clothing up to $125. Certain laptop and tablet computers up to $500.
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Cyber Attacks on the Rise: The Growing Threat to Healthcare
Withum
OCTOBER 16, 2023
million users at 13 hospitals and medical companies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In September of this year, Nuance Communications announced a data breach that occurred in May due to a cyber-attack from a ransomware gang known as CL0P impacting approximately 1.2
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Construction contractors and sales tax
TaxConnex
AUGUST 22, 2023
Ditto in West Virginia.) New York : Installation, repair or maintenance services either to TPP or to real property are generally taxable. Capital improvement beyond installation, repair or maintenance is not taxable.
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Study: Higher Spending On Dining Out Could Forecast A Rise In The Virus
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2020
Arizona, Louisiana and West Virginia displayed the least relative drops in spending at eateries on the part of cardholders in comparison to the year-prior time frame. Edgerton examined information spanning 30 million debit and credit cardholders of Chase as well as the case monitor from Johns Hopkins University.
New Square Features Speed Up Payroll For Employers And Workers
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
In a case study provided today by Square , Teresa Blevins, owner of Lil' Bit of Heaven Cupcakes in West Virginia, stated: "As a small business owner, I am constantly looking for products and partnerships that ease some of my burden while still providing excellent results.
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Last Labor Report Before Election Shows Drop In US Jobless Claims
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2020
During the week ending Oct. Unemployment has been high since the pandemic began. Since the week ending March 20, more than 55 million individuals have filed for new unemployment insurance claims.
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How the 50 States Rank By Tax Burden
CPA Practice
APRIL 3, 2024
The following is how the states rank by overall tax burden, with No. 1 being the highest and No.
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Infection Report Causes Drop In Planet Fitness Shares
PYMNTS
JUNE 29, 2020
percent following reports of possible coronavirus infections at a West Virginia location, Bloomberg reported. According to Mary Wade Burnside, a spokeswoman for the Monongalia County Health Department in West Virginia, the infection occurred on June 24. West Virginia, thus far, has not been among them.
Third Estimated Tax Payment Due Sept. 16, IRS Says
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Currently: Taxpayers in parts of Arkansas , Iowa , Mississippi , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas , and West Virginia have until Nov. Disaster-area taxpayers get an extension Taxpayers who live, work, or have a business in a disaster-area locality automatically qualify for a delayed tax-payment deadline.
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