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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Approves Numerous New Exemption Periods

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has enacted five new tax exemption periods starting in 2022. Children’s Books – May 14, 2022 to August 14, 2022. Children’s Diapers and Baby/Toddlers Clothing – July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Energy Star Appliances – July 1, 2022 […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Enacts Back to School and Trade Worker Tools Sales Tax Holidays

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron  DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has approved tax holidays for back-to-school and tools used by trade workers. The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be held between July 25, 2022 and August 7, 2022, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Aurora, Colorado Exempts Diaper Products Effective July 1, 2022

On April 11, 2022 the City Council of Aurora, Colorado passed an ordinance exempting the storage, use, and consumption of diapers beginning July 1, 2022. This exemption will apply to children diapers and adult related products as diapers is defined as, “an absorbent garment worn by humans who are incapable of, or have difficulty, controlling […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Indiana Electronic Cigarette Tax Effective July 1, 2022

5/12/2022 Indiana recently enacted HB 1001 (2021) and SB 382 (2022). This legislation will impose an electronic cigarette tax effective July 1, 2022. The electronic cigarette tax is levied at a rate of 15% on the retail sale of vapor products and open system consumable material. For closed system vapor cartridges, the excise tax is […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Puerto Rico Establishes Hurricane Season Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

5/12/2022 Puerto Rico recently approved H.R. Bill 478 (2021) establishing a new sales tax holiday for hurricane preparedness. This new holiday will occur every year during the last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of May. Items such as batteries, water, nonperishable food, storm preparedness supplies, and certain emergency supplies will be exempt during the holiday period. […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Enacts Disaster Preparedness and Freedom Week Sales Tax Holidays

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron  DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has approved tax holidays for disaster preparedness and tax freedom week. The Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will be held between May 28, 2022 and June 10, 2022, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain disaster and emergency supplies […]

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Posted April 27, 2022 by Radhika Akhil
Nebraska Passes Bill to Exempt Feminine Hygiene Products

On April 20, 2022, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 984 into law. As part of the new law, feminine hygiene products will be exempted effective October 1, 2022. Feminine hygiene products are defined as “tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with […]

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Posted April 15, 2022 by David Armas
Kentucky Legislature Overrides Tax Bill Veto

On April 13, 2022, the Kentucky legislature voted to override a gubernatorial veto to enact House Bill 8 which provides for a reduction of the individual income tax rate and an expansion of sales and use taxes with an effective date of January 1, 2023. The new law reduces the individual income tax rate to […]

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Posted April 12, 2022 by Erik Wallin
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Bill Vetoed

On April 8, 2022, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 8 which would have provided for a reduction of the individual income rate and an expansion of sales and use taxes. The legislature can still override the veto by a majority vote of both houses, which are adjourned until April 13, 2022. If passed, the […]

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Posted April 8, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Maryland Exempts Various Products from Sales Tax

Beginning July 1, 2022, various products related to infant care, personal hygiene, and medical care will be exempt from sales tax in the state of Maryland. Specifically, Governor Hogan signed eight bills providing sales tax exemptions for items such as diapers, toothbrushes, certain masks, baby wipes, as well as blood pressure monitors. The enacted bills […]

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Posted April 4, 2022 by Jesse Rooney
IRS Releases Continual Use Form 1099-K

The IRS has revised Form 1099-K.  The form has been changed to be a continual use form, minimizing changes for subsequent years. There is a substantial change to filing direction.  For tax year 2022, third-party network transactions reporting a sum of at least $600 must be reported to the IRS, regardless of number of transactions.  […]

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Posted April 4, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases 2022 Forms 5498 and 5498-ESA

The IRS has released its 2022 Form 5498, which is used for reporting IRA contributions and Form 5498-ESA which is used for reporting Coverdell ESA contributions. Few changes were made to either form for this year other than the form year and dates across the form being updated for the 2022 tax year. Notably, the […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Converts Form 1099-S To Continuous Use Format For Tax Year 2022 And Forward

The IRS has released a continuous use format version of Form 1099-S for use beginning in Tax Year 2022. The 1099-S is used for repotting the proceeds from real estate transactions to the IRS. The only notable changes to the form were those made to change the format to continuous use, including removing the form […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Jesse Rooney
IRS Revises Form 1099-DIV, Converts to Continual Use

The IRS has revised Form 1099-DIV. The revised form has been moved to continual use, a change intended to reduce the necessity for annual revisions. There are no changes to the filing directions for the form. The revised form removed reference to specific years as a means to enable continual use.  It also changes the […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases 2022 Form 1099-PATR

The IRS has released its 2022 Form 1099-PATR which is used for reporting taxable distributions received from cooperatives. Few changes have been made this year to the form. Most notably, the form has been updated with dates for the 2022 tax year, the Free File notice has been changed to the Free File Program, and […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Extends Continuous Use Format For 1099-LS, 1099-Q, 1099-SA, and 1099-BTC

The IRS has chosen to extend the continuous use format for several forms including Form 1099-LS, 1099-Q, 1099-SA, and 1097-BTC. These forms were converted to a continuous usage format in 2019 and have remained unchanged since. The forms are respectively used for the reporting of reportable life insurance sales, payments made from qualified education programs […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases Continuous Use Format Form 1099-NEC For Tax Year 2022 And Forward

The IRS has released a Continuous Use Format version of Form 1099-NEC to be used beginning in Tax Year 2022 and forward. This form is used for reporting nonemployment compensation paid to payees.  Few changes were made other than those necessary to convert the form to continuous use format. Some minor wording changes were made […]

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Posted March 28, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases Continuous Use Format Form 1099-MISC

The IRS has released a continuous use format version of Form 1099-MISC for use beginning in Tax Year 2022. This form is used for reporting various non-employment income including fishing boat proceeds, medical and health payments, substitute payments in lieu of dividends or interest, crop insurance proceeds, gross proceeds paid to an attorney, fish purchased […]

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