Taxes February 9, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been talking up Americans getting bigger-than-usual tax refunds this year for months, saying that it will help spark “a non-inflationary boom.” That's unlikely.
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August 13, 2018
Here is news from several states. I don't think most states will strive to collect below the thresholds of the South Dakota law, but you never know. I think we'll hear from more states soon and perhaps even from a few in Congress.
Firm Management August 9, 2018
How do you explain your cannabis clients to your non-cannabis clients? Good question, but we should start with two assumptions that need to be made. One, you are working with State licensed companies. Two, your client’s starting point of view on ...
August 8, 2018
IRS issues proposed regulations on new 20 percent deduction for passthrough businesses
August 8, 2018
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2018, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. turned sales tax on its head. Now, businesses selling online and/or remotely will no longer enjoy the same sales tax relief they did in the past.
August 6, 2018
These integrations enable customers of Avalara partner solutions to benefit from Avalara’s real-time calculation of applicable taxes, fees, and surcharges for billing line items. Avalara software reduces the tedium and complexity of determining taxes ...
August 6, 2018
When it comes to complex sales tax compliance issues, your clients likely want no part of dealing with the details and making tough decisions. After all, that’s where you come in – the trusted advisor with the knowledge and expertise to provide ...
August 6, 2018
Accountant Cindy Laporta testified that Gates had sent her backdated documents to reduce Manafort’s tax liability in support of the existence of such loans. In one instance, Laporta says that Manafort leaned on her to help when his bookkeeper wouldn’t.
August 3, 2018
The Protecting Taxpayers Act (S.3278) would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional protections to taxpayers," according to the official description. The bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The bill is still a ...
July 31, 2018
There is No Nexus Standard Today: In overturning Quill, by removing the physical presence requirement for sales tax nexus and upholding the South Dakota nexus standard, the Court provides specific criteria under which a state’s sales tax laws ...
July 31, 2018
In part one, I discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s big decision and touched on physical presence. In part two, I’ll go a step further and break down the physical presence sales tax nexus standard, as well as South Dakota’s nexus standard, as it relates...
July 31, 2018
The Supreme Court held that Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and National Bellas Hess Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Illinois – which held that a state cannot require an out-of-state seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit ...
July 31, 2018
Joni Johnson-Powe, principal of Taxnologi Solutions, LLC, was recently interviewed by Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations at Avalara. Taxnologi Solutions is a company made up of tax consultants who are skilled in ...