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Sanders May Bring His Populist Brand to Powerful Senate Finance Committee
Accountant Gets Jail Time For Charging $3 Million on New Jersey Employer’s Credit Card
New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File For 2025 Filing Season
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Local Governments are Addicted to Sales Tax Revenues
The 2024 Mid-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules report, commissioned by Vertex Inc., outlines the evolving landscape of local tax implementation, proliferation of fees, and increasing complexity of tax compliance for businesses across the U.S.
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Pennsylvania High Court to Consider Case on Pittsburgh’s ‘Jock Tax’
The case will go before the state's Supreme Court after a lower court ruled earlier this year that the tax is unconstitutional.
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KPMG and Avalara Form Alliance for Tax Compliance Automation
The new alliance allows organizations to leverage the combined power of Avalara’s compliance automation technology – including indirect tax calculation, returns, exemption certificate management, cross-border compliance, e-invoicing, and registrations.
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As Gas Tax Funds Decrease, States Look to Add Fees on Delivery Services Like Amazon
tates have relied on gas taxes to provide much of the money to maintain roads and bridges. But as cars become more fuel efficient, and some Americans switch to electric vehicles, state leaders say the gas tax won’t pay the bills for much longer.
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Federal Judge Sides With Maryland in Digital Ad Tax Dispute
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and three trade associations argued the tax violates First Amendment rights to free speech.
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New Jersey Passes New Budget, With Tax Increases for Some, Property Tax Relief Too
The plan also calls for spending $2.1 billion more than it collects in revenue from taxes and fees at a time when the state faces uncertain financial prospects.
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Seven States Where Gas Taxes Increased July 1
Not all states are increasing gas taxes, as Kentucky and Maryland are offering drivers some relief at the pump starting July 1.
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Sales Tax Disputes Continue as Wayfair Sales Tax Decision Hits Six-Year Anniversary
Every state with a sales tax enacted an economic nexus law following the Wayfair decision, most within a matter of months.