House Small Business Committee Discusses Benefits of Employee Stock Ownership...
Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, announced on April 27 that he will become a cosponsor of the Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Bill of 2015 (HR 2096). “HR...
View ArticleIRS Releases Final Regulations on Penalty Imposed on Material Advisors (T.D....
The IRS has issued final regulations relating to the penalty under Code Sec. 6708 for failing to make available lists of advisees with respect to reportable transactions. The final regulations adopt...
View ArticleConservation Purpose Not Protected in Perpetuity; Carryover Contribution...
A married couple was not entitled to carryforward charitable contributions deductions because the conservation purpose of their donated easement was not protected in perpetuity and, consequently, was...
View ArticlePennsylvania ~ Property Tax: Dismissal of Uniformity Challenge Will Be...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a petition for allowance of appeal for a decision that commercial taxpayers failed to provide evidence that a local school district violated the state...
View ArticleTexas ~ Sales and Use Tax: Agent Must Collect Tax on Behalf of Principal
A library facility that licenses maps from a company (principal) and then makes the licensed maps available to the library’s subscribers for a fee is making a sale of a taxable information service and...
View ArticleWays and Means Approves More IRS Oversight Bills
The House Ways and Means Committee on April 28 approved three amended bills related to IRS administration. The bills address refund fraud, disclosure of return information and exempt organizations. The...
View Article2017 Inflation Adjustments for Health Savings Accounts Released (Rev. Proc....
The IRS has released the 2017 inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts under Code Sec. 223. For calendar year 2017, the annual limitation on deductions under Code Sec. 223(b)(2) for an...
View ArticleAlabama ~ Corporate, Personal Income Taxes: Small Business and Agribusiness...
The Small Business and Agribusiness Jobs Act has been established providing a tax credit available against Alabama corporate, personal and financial institution excise taxes for small business...
View ArticleNorth Carolina ~ Corporate, Personal Income Taxes: Senate Passes IRC...
The North Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would update the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) tie-in date for determining corporate and personal income tax liability from January 1, 2015, to January 1,...
View ArticleOhio ~ Sales and Use Tax: Tax Holiday Bill Passed by House
The Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation that would establish a sales tax holiday from August 5, 2016 through August 7, 2016. The holiday would exempt an item of clothing priced at $75...
View ArticleWeekly Report from Washington, D.C.
The House Ways and Mean Committee approved three bills dealing with IRS administration and oversight on April 28, adding to several IRS-related bills that were marked-up and approved the previous week....
View ArticleCalifornia ~ Corporate, Personal Income Taxes: Cyber Crime, Refund...
In its May 2016 issue of Tax News, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) discusses a variety of corporation franchise and income and personal income tax issues, including the following: — cyber...
View ArticleGeorgia ~ Sales and Use Tax: Guidance Provided on 2016 Sales Tax Holidays
The Georgia Department of Revenue has issued guidance on the upcoming sales tax holidays scheduled for 2016. A fact sheet on the sales tax holiday for back-to-school items occurring over July 30 – 31,...
View ArticleKentucky ~ Corporate, Personal Income Taxes: IRC Conformity Updated
Legislation has been enacted that updates the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) conformity tie-in date for taxpayers computing Kentucky corporation and personal income tax liability. The updated conformity...
View ArticleConnecticut ~ Sales and Use Tax: Nutritional Snacks and Concentrates Are...
Powdered nutritional shake mixes and nutrition bars that contain the nutrients, protein, and fibers of whole foods and are marketed for sale as snacks or meal substitutes (i.e., snacks), and chewable...
View ArticleMaine ~ Personal Income Tax: Home Accessibility Credit Enacted
Legislation enacted by a veto override creates a Maine personal income tax credit for expenses incurred for certain modifications to make a home accessible to an individual with a disability or...
View ArticleTennessee ~ Sales and Use Tax: Fantasy Sports Tax Act Enacted
A Tennessee privilege tax is imposed at the rate of 6% on all adjusted revenues of a fantasy sports contest offered by a fantasy sports operator to Tennessee consumers. The tax is due on a quarterly...
View ArticleTexas ~ Corporate Income Tax: Apportionment of Radio Advertising Revenue...
A Texas-based national radio network (taxpayer) was directed to apportion its income from radio advertising based on the locations of the radio stations from which those advertising messages were...
View ArticleTemporary Regulations Clarify Employment Tax Treatment of Partners in...
The IRS has issued temporary regulations under Code Sec. 7701 to clarify that a disregarded entity that is treated as a corporation for employment tax purposes is not treated as a corporation for...
View ArticleKoskinen’s Public Service Recognition Week Message to IRS Employees Announces...
On May 3, 2016, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen sent an internal message to IRS employees announcing that the Service will hire between 600 and 700 new enforcement employees in the coming months. This...
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