Taxes

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February 26, 2015 

Should Taxpayers Deduct State Income Tax or State Sales Tax?

The optional sales tax deduction is a no-brainer for some individual taxpayers. If you live in one of the seven states with no state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming -- you should elect to deduct your ...

 State Deadlines Near for Forms W-2 and 1099

February 25, 2015 

State Deadlines Near for Forms W-2 and 1099

The deadlines for businesses to send forms W-2 and 1099 copies to individual states are quickly approaching, with the majority of states having a March 2 deadline date. The various state rules and regulations can be daunting, as state filing varies ...

 Avalara’s Van Dooren Makes List of Top Channel Executives

February 25, 2015 

Avalara’s Van Dooren Makes List of Top Channel Executives

Pascal Van Dooren, Avalara's Chief Revenue Officer and Global Channel Chief, has been named one of CRN’s 2015 Channel Chiefs. Avalara, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance.

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February 23, 2015 

The Obamacare Tax Glitch Fallout Continues

About 20 percent of those who bought a health care marketplace plan in 2014 and used tax credits to lower their premiums received faulty information, due to a miscalculation of the premium benchmark amount. Government officials say that these taxpayers wi

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February 19, 2015 

New Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members Announced

29 people have been nominated to serve on the nationwide Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The TAP is a federal advisory committee charged with providing taxpayer suggestions to improve IRS customer service.

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February 19, 2015 

New Tax Scam Targets Income Tax Preparers

The IRS is warning return preparers and other tax professionals to be on guard against bogus emails making the rounds seeking updated personal or professional information that in reality are phishing schemes.