April 29, 2014
The online sales and use tax automation provider Avalara, Inc., has acquired the entire line of Zytax energy-related tax automation solutions for U.S. and international jurisdictions. Incorporating Zytax’s products now provides retail fuel and energy companies with a single source for all their transactional tax processing needs. Avalara acquired the Zytax offering from FuelQuest, a…
April 21, 2014
The tax season may be over now, with most Americans having filed their returns before last week's April 15 deadline, but federal and state income taxes are just one part of the myriad of taxes that people pay.
April 18, 2014
Attempting to establish residency elsewhere -- especially in such states as Nevada, Texas and Florida that have no income or estate tax -- is not a new strategy for wealthy Minnesotans. But the creation of the new, higher top income bracket has raised the stakes.
April 7, 2014
What will happen to the “tax extenders” that have been virtually ignored by Congress the last few months? At long last, there seems to be some movement on several fronts concerning these tax law provisions that are traditionally extended for just one or two years.
March 28, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...