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Why You Shouldn’t File Income Tax Returns Earlier Than June 1st

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Are you the sort of person that rushes to file their income tax return as early as possible so that it’s done and dusted? Are you very proud of that gold certificate the income tax department sent you for timely filing? Additional Reading: Which is Better – New Tax or Old Tax Regime? How It Works. When to File.

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AICPA Wants To Exclude Some SMB Tax Shelters

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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exclude some small businesses (SMBs) from being treated as tax shelters. The letter went on to explain that an SMB that meets the definition of a syndicate would instead be treated as a tax shelter.

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How Pilot Is Innovating Corporate Taxes For Millennial-Run Businesses

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Tax season frustrations can blossom into real financial problems, especially when refunds are paper checks sent through postal mail. tax code changes passed in 2017 did not soothe these frictions, either, as they shifted income brackets and altered rates, affecting consumers’ refunds and earnings.

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How To Claim Tax Break On An ELSS SIP While Switching Jobs

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As per tax rules, you should make investment declarations to both your employers – your previous as well as your current. Additional Reading: Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96. The new employer has to compile this information so that the employee does not claim the same tax benefits twice in a financial year.

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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

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Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. . SSUTA’s Role in South Dakota v.

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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud

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Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total. But that’s not all.

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The Economic Case For Remote Sales Tax Uniformity

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Isaacson, a lawyer, Bowdoin College professor, senior partner at Brann & Isaacson and Data & Marketing Association tax counsel, argued Wayfair’s side in the precedent-setting Supreme Court case that has small businesses struggling. is the only country that has such a complex consumption tax system.” .

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