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June 7, 2021
Vertex Strengthens Partnership with Alfa for Indirect Tax Compliance
Vertex, Inc., a provider of tax technology solutions, announced a new integration of its Vertex Lease Tax O Series with Alfa Start. Alfa Start, built exclusively for auto leasing operations of all sizes, is the preconfigured edition of the cloud-based Alfa Systems, the market leader in asset finance software worldwide. This extends Vertex’s partnership with Alfa,...…
May 27, 2021
IRS Sends Out 1.8 Million More Covid Stimulus Payments
The announcement covers the most recent two weeks of the effort brings the total disbursed so far to nearly 167 million payments. They represent a total value of approximately $391 billion since these payments began rolling out to Americans in batches ...
May 27, 2021
IRS Interest Rates Unchanged for Q3 2021
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
May 27, 2021
Avalara Announces New Sales Tax Compliance Solutions Built for Accounting Firms
The new product and service offerings give accountants access to the same Avalara cloud technology used to process millions of sales tax returns and remit billions of dollars each year. This focus underscores Avalara’s commitment to providing ...
May 17, 2021
A COVID Tax Season Post-Mortem for 2021
Running an accounting practice has always come with unique challenges, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges, as well as some less-obvious opportunities.
May 17, 2021
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments to Start July 15: $250-300 Per Child for Most Families
Roughly 39 million households—covering 88% of children in the United States—are slated to begin receiving monthly payments without any further action required.
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May 16, 2021
Tennessee Storm Victims Get Extended IRS Tax Deadline
Victims of this spring’s storms and tornadoes in Tennessee will have until Aug. 2, 2021, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced.
May 14, 2021
Will You Get a Second Income Tax Refund? IRS Starts Issuing Unemployment Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service will begin issuing refunds this week to eligible taxpayers who paid taxes on 2020 unemployment compensation that the recently-enacted American Rescue Plan later excluded from taxable income.
May 14, 2021
How to Get the Most Tax Benefits from the American Rescue Plan
Reach out to your clients as you learn about new legislation or guidance to give them your insights and the digestible version of what it means for them. This is your chance to cut through the technical jargon with easy-to-digest insights and showcase ...
May 13, 2021
Georgia Halts Motor Fuel Taxes for 5 Days
After news of the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline broke May 7, 2021, consumers from New Jersey to Texas put the pedal to the metal to get to the gas station and fill their tanks. Supply is draining; gas prices are rising; and tempers are flaring.
May 13, 2021
Vertex Acquires Taxamo to Expand Global Commerce and Compliance Solutions
Taxamo’s cloud-based solutions are purpose-built for today’s global, e-commerce businesses that need to automate compliance and commerce across the entire value chain of cross-border transactions from merchant to seller to payer and revenue authority.
May 12, 2021
Avalara Enables Retailers with Physical Locations to Manage Complex Sales Tax Calculations at the Point of Sale
Businesses that operate brick-and-mortar stores, freestanding kiosks or carts, and mobile locations are subject to a wide range of challenges when it comes to their sales tax compliance. As more consumers embrace flexible shopping options like buy ...