Short Sale, Debt Forgiveness One Transaction–No Gain or Loss When Amount...
Married taxpayers’ short sale and debt forgiveness were part of one sale or exchange, and the amount realized included the discharged nonrecourse debt. There was no cancellation of debt income. The...
View ArticleNew Jersey Governor Suggests Major Tax Changes
New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy released his 2019 fiscal year budget plan, which contains several recommendations for tax law changes. Corporate Income Tax Changes for businesses include modernizing...
View ArticleVermont Gives Income Tax Nexus Examples
Vermont provides examples of activities that create income tax nexus in a recently issued bulletin. The bulletin summarizes corporate income tax nexus law but specifically discusses when an...
View ArticleVirginia Enacts Data Breach Rules for Tax Preparers
Virginia now requires certain income tax preparers to notify the Department of Taxation of a personal income tax return data breach. A data breach includes unauthorized access and acquisition of return...
View ArticleTrump, House Republicans Discussing Phase-Two of Tax Reform
A top House tax writer has confirmed that House Republicans and the Trump administration are working on a second phase of tax reform this year. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady,...
View ArticleNew York Extends Deadlines for Taxpayers Affected by Nor’easters
Certain New York deadlines are postponed for taxpayers directly affected by the nor’easters that began on March 2 and March 9, 2018. The relief applies to taxpayers in the counties of Dutchess, Putnam,...
View ArticleBonus Depreciation Bill Passes Pennsylvania House
The Pennsylvania House passed a bill in response to the 100% bonus depreciation enacted by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Pennsylvania would continue requiring an addback for federal bonus...
View ArticleRhode Island Grants Winter Storm Extension
Taxpayers that could not file Form RI-7004 by March 15 because of the recent snowstorms can file by March 20, 2018. Extension for Form RI-7004 and Other Forms Form RI-7004 is used by corporations and...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Discusses Federal Extenders
South Carolina has not yet adopted the federal tax provisions retroactively renewed for 2017 by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. IRC Provisions Not Enacted by South Carolina The provisions available...
View ArticleTop Tax Deductions and Credits to Increase Your Green
Wolters Kluwer Outlines the Top 5 Deductions and Credits that Maximized Tax Refunds (NEW YORK, NY, March 16, 2018) – Celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day holiday by increasing your chances of having more...
View ArticleWeekly Report from Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration and House Republicans are working on a “phase-two” of tax reform. Additionally, an IRS reform bill is expected to be released from the House Ways and Means Committee in the...
View ArticleMore Alabama Taxpayers Can Claim Maximum Standard Deduction
More taxpayers will qualify for the maximum standard deduction on their Alabama income tax returns for tax years after 2018. Also, certain foreign income is now exempt from Alabama income tax if it is...
View ArticleHorse Breeder Awarded Attorney’s Fees; IRS’s Position Ceased to be...
An attorney who proved that he materially participated in a horse breeding activity was entitled to an award of attorney’s fees. Although the individual submitted a qualified offer, he was not a...
View ArticleMinnesota Governor Proposes Response to Federal Tax Reform
Gov. Mark Dayton has announced a supplemental budget proposal for the remainder of Minnesota’s 2018-19 biennium. The governor’s proposal responds to the personal income tax provisions contained in the...
View ArticleNew Jersey Grants Filing Extensions for Storm Victims
New Jersey extended tax filing deadlines for businesses affected by the winter storms Quinn and Skylar in March 2018. Partnerships and S corporations that did not file returns by the regular due date,...
View ArticleUtah Legislature Approves Rate Cuts, Single Sales Factor Apportionment
The Utah Legislature has approved income tax rate cuts for businesses and individuals. If signed by the governor, the legislation will: lower corporate and personal income tax rates from 5% to 4.95%...
View ArticleFPAA Statute of Limitations Barred Assessment of Tax on LLC Taxed as...
The statute of limitations barred a tax assessment on an LLC taxed as a partnership. Any shift in gain from a limited liability company (LLC) classified as a partnership for federal tax purposes to a...
View ArticleMaine Amends New Markets Capital Investment Credit
Maine excluded investments that are used to cover “one-day loan” payments from the new markets capital investment credit. The credit can be taken against income and insurance premium taxes. This...
View ArticleMaryland Senate Passes Single-Sales Factor Apportionment Bill
The Maryland Senate passed a bill that would change the state’s standard corporate income tax apportionment formula to a single-sales factor formula. The current standard formula is a three-factor...
View ArticleOhio Announces Sales Tax Holiday
An Ohio sales tax holiday will take place from August 3, 2018 through August 5, 2018. During the holiday, the following items will be exempt from sales and use tax: – an item of clothing priced at $75...
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