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Speaking of California’s Use Tax…

A couple posts ago, I reported on the Board of Equalization having a Use Tax Table available for next year’s filing season. An article in today’s Orange County Register reminded me how California regulations hurt small businesses and bring in … Continue reading

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BOE Approves Use Tax Table for Indviduals

The Board of Equalization approved a tax table that individuals can use (if they wish) to report Use Tax for their 2011 tax returns (filed in 2012). Use Tax is owed by individuals and businesses when they buy products where … Continue reading

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North Carolina Has a Use for Amazon

Via the Volokh Conspiracy comes the news that North Carolina is seeking the names of everyone who has bought anything from Amazon.com since 2003. Now, why in the world would the North Carolina Department of Revenue want to know what … Continue reading

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FUBAR Update: The Use Tax Letters Begin to Arrive

Yesterday, my first client received his Use Tax Enrollment Letter. At least this client managed to ask me if they had to do anything with it. The letter, dated March 1st, arrived on March 9th. The deadline for filing 2007 … Continue reading

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The Use Tax Mess in California

I’ve often wondered, how do you make the Franchise Tax Board (California’s income tax agency) look good? Well, I and other California tax professionals have discovered the answer: Have the Board of Equalization implement a program that had such a … Continue reading

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