Tax & Accounting Blog

The Nevada Department of Taxation has adopted regulation which provides that certain personal property that is installed or attached non-permanently to real property is not assessed as real property for purposes of taxation. Guidelines are revised for determining whether an item is a fixture for the purposes of taxation. A “trade fixture” is defined as … Read More

Colorado Springs’ Mayor, Steve Bach, has unveiled a new tax plan for the city featuring tax breaks for companies relocating to or expanding their operations within the city and “commercial aeronautical zone.” These breaks, which Bach called “economic vitality accommodations,” are only intended to be temporary changes to the city’s tax policy. The incentives include rebates for the city’s … Read More

There has been a lot of recent news about online retailers, Amazon specifically, beginning to charge sales tax on online purchases within select states.  Massachusetts is not one of those states and a group of Massachusetts governors have developed a coalition, The Massachusetts Main Street Fairness Coalition, to force them to apply sales tax in their state as … Read More

Like cleaning rain gutters, ensuring the proper amount of tax is paid with Estimated Payments is something you know you must do, but it is a thankless task that no one really wants to do, much less do it every 3 or so months. The data used to compute Estimated Payment liability may originate from … Read More

In order to apply the proper tax-related rules, payment professionals, tax advisors and return preparers need to know which employees, payees, or clients are U.S. citizens, and which are not and may, therefore, be subject to a different set of tax rules and procedures. Taxation of Worldwide Income. U.S. citizens are subject to U.S. income tax … Read More

The city of Augusta recently enacted an exemption on taxes applicable to energy used in the process of manufacturing goods.  This exemption was a big bonus for Augusta manufacturers. It represents a promise to make the state of Georgia more competitive in manufacturing, which will hopefully increase corporate investments and decrease unemployment. Its impact on local … Read More