California, Massachusetts Offer Models for Busting Tax Zappers

Oct. 1, 2021, 6:52 PM UTC

Welcome to the debut of State of Tax, a weekly summary of the top stories affecting taxpayers across the 50 states and 19,000 units of local government. Major topics this week include the latest on fighting tax-zapping software coast to coast, a flurry of new California laws, and the ramifications of an income tax hike in Washington, D.C. and income tax cut in Arizona.

Tax compliance is a headache for state and local revenue agencies, particularly when the taxpayer is a cash-based business. California and Massachusetts offered some lessons about challenges, and possible solutions.

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