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Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business

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Seattle’s City Council passed a new tax for big businesses operating in the city, including Amazon , according to CNBC. The tax, called the JumpStart Seattle Tax, will target businesses with at least $7 million in annual revenue. Those businesses will be taxed 0.7 Those businesses will be taxed 0.7

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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. have moved to collect sales tax from remote sellers, and it’s just the beginning. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C.

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Tax Reform A Bust For Small Business Hiring, ZipBooks Finds

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tax reform on the small business community, but so far, small business owners say the overhauls have made little impact on their hiring practices. “We asked, ‘What effect on your hiring plans has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had?' . It will take some time to understand the true impact of U.S.

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Ohio Treasurer Suspends Bitcoin Business Tax Payment Program

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The state of Ohio has decided to end its support for bitcoin tax payments, state Treasurer Robert Sprague announced this week. In a statement published on Sprague’s official website this week, the treasurer said “OhioCrypto.com,” the website that allows businesses to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency, would be suspended immediately. “It

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. In an interview with CNBC at the time, Ohio’s then-State Treasurer Josh Mandel said the initiative would increase “options and ease” for businesses, and support the local tech startup community.

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Use Our ERC Assist Program to Raise Deposits

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The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. In 2020, the U.S.

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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

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tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative. percent rate.

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