State and Local Taxes June 16, 2026
District Court Refuses to Shake Up SALT Cap
If your clients reside in a state where they would qualify for such a workaround, act sooner rather than later.
March 28, 2014
10 Income Tax Moves That Can Turn a Tax Pro into a Hero
With about two weeks to go in tax filing season, the procrastinators are finally starting to contact your office. Usually, they’ve postponed the inevitable because they fear they’ll be entitled to only a miniscule refund or they will have to ante up to Uncle Sam.
March 26, 2014
New Integration Solution Connects SAP ERP Software with Thomson Reuters Indirect Tax
The new new global integration framework can give businesses more accurate and efficient process for ensuring tax policies and reports are maintained and easily accessible everywhere they do business.
March 24, 2014
Minnesota Legislature Approves New Tax Deal
Both houses of the Legislature passed a bill Friday to cut income and sales taxes by $443 million over the next 15 months. Gov. Mark Dayton signed it as soon as it reached his desk Friday evening.
March 18, 2014
Don’t Miss These Six State Income Tax Items
State income taxes are often overlooked by the general public, but professional tax return preparers should not make the same mistake. Nevertheless, it is easy to miss tax benefits or liabilities associated with state income taxes, especially as they relate to federal Form 1040.
February 24, 2014
Taxing Internet Sales is Wrong and Doesn’t Help Main Street
The U.S. Senate has passed a law to allow states to steal even more money out of your pocket by forcing web sites to charge you a sales tax, no matter where you live.
February 13, 2014
States Renew Push for Earned Income Tax Credit
A push to boost tax credits for the working poor could see success in states this year, echoing a key proposal from the White House.
February 13, 2014
D.C. Tax Commission Considers Cutting Middle Class Income Tax Rate, Levy on Businesses
A commission charged with reforming Washington, D.C.'s tax code will present recommendations to the D.C. Council that include cutting the income tax rate for middle-class earners and levying a fee on businesses that amounts to $100 per employee annually.
January 12, 2014
State Proposes Taxes On Gravel Mines
A tax fight is heating up in Oklahoma's Johnston County and throughout the state. Johnston County Commissioners this week formally endorsed a new statewide organization designed to lobby for a tax on the production of silica, sand, gravel and other aggregates...
January 12, 2014
Pennsylvania Tax on Gas Wholesalers Bumps Up Prices
The price of gas jumped about nine cents per gallon in the first week of 2014, prompting several analysts to conclude that the state's newly increased wholesale gas tax trickled down to consumers.
January 7, 2014
Mayor of North Las Vegas Claims Improper Financial Management
Financially beleaguered North Las Vegas is in even greater trouble than previously acknowledged, the result of "games" being played in how the city balances it books, according to Mayor John Lee.
January 5, 2014
Amazon Starts Charging Sales Taxes To Indiana Residents
The Hoosier state was one of three states to join the 16 whose residents already pay sales tax on Amazon purchases. Nevada and Tennessee are the other two new additions.
January 5, 2014
New Laws in Texas Eliminate Small Business “Tax Cliff”
Thousands of small-business owners in Texas have faced a year-end dilemma since 2006: try to stay under $1 million in gross receipts or see their state franchise tax bill go overnight from zero to thousands of dollars.