Connecticut to Implement App and “Cookie” Nexus
Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan stated that the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services will issue sales and use tax nexus guidance that will include software physical presence indicia implemented by...
View ArticleMinnesota to Conform to Federal Disaster Relief Law
Minnesota intends to create and update schedules for individual returns to conform with new federal disaster tax relief law. Congress enacted the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension...
View ArticleWolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting CEO Karen Abramson Recognized Nationally as...
(NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2017) – Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting CEO Karen Abramson has been named as among the most powerful women in the accounting profession for 2017 by CPA Practice Advisor....
View ArticleTax Cuts Depend on Senate GOP, Trump Says
The potential for tax cuts to be enacted by the Christmas holiday depends on Senate Republicans, President Trump said in a November 20 Cabinet meeting. During the meeting, Trump praised the House for...
View ArticlePennsylvania Issues Guidance on NOL Deduction
The flat-dollar cap on the Pennsylvania net operating loss (NOL) deduction will not be available for tax years beginning in 2017. In October 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the...
View ArticleSFC Unveils Tax Reform Bill Text as Full Senate Vote Awaits
The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) on the evening of November 20 unveiled the legislative text of its tax reform proposal, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill. A Section-by-Section summary of the bill was also...
View ArticleYear-End Planning in Light of Pending Tax Reform
Although enactment of final tax reform legislation is not yet a sure thing, the odds have increased sufficiently over the past several weeks to make some preparations for year-end planning advisable....
View ArticleArizona Business License Renewals Due on January 1, 2018
The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) has informed taxpayers that every business licensed with the ADOR is required to renew its Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license by the January 1,...
View ArticleWest Virginia Announces Average Wholesale Price of Motor Fuel
The West Virginia State Tax Commissioner has determined the single, statewide average wholesale price of motor fuel during calendar year 2018 for purposes of imposing consumers’ sales and use taxes on...
View ArticleConnecticut Delays New FAS 109 Deduction
Connecticut delays its new FAS 109 deduction with recent legislation. In addition, the legislation delays the change in the income thresholds for the Social Security deduction for individuals. FAS 109...
View ArticleLodging Rental Marketplaces to Collect Idaho Tax
Short-term rental marketplaces must collect various Idaho taxes for their hosts, beginning January 1, 2018, including: sales tax; travel and convention tax; and Greater Boise Auditorium District tax. A...
View ArticleTrump, SFC Republicans Discuss Tax Reform Bill Ahead of Vote
President Trump hosted several Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Republicans at the White House on November 27 for a meeting on the Senate tax reform bill and Republican economic initiatives. The full...
View ArticleSale of Business Excluded From Sales Factor on California Return
A corporation could exclude the sale of its U.S. business when determining the sales apportionment factor on its California return. When preparing a California tax return, a corporation does not...
View ArticleRhode Island Issues Adjusted Tax Amounts for 2018
Rhode Island has issued inflation-adjusted tax amounts for the 2018 tax year, including: the personal income tax rate schedules; the tax rate schedules for trusts and estates; standard deduction...
View ArticleCourt Strikes Down Seattle Tax on High-Income Earners
The ordinance adopted by Seattle to tax high income residents was struck down. Although the tax ordinance was entitled “Income Tax on High-Income Residents,” the city characterized the tax as an excise...
View ArticleTrump Meets with Senate GOP; Budget Committee Approves Tax Bill
President Trump met with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on November 28 to again press for passage of the Senate GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill (TAXDAY, 2017/11/22, C.1; TAXDAY, 2017/11/28, W.1)....
View ArticleDistrict of Columbia Enacts Emergency Exemptions for Business Improvement...
The District of Columbia has exempted from most taxes, on an emergency basis, Business Improvement District (BID) corporations. Employment and withholding taxes are not included in the exemptions. A...
View ArticleMassachusetts Appeals Court Denies Sales Factor COP Determination and...
A group of Comcast Corporation’s subsidiaries that held cable franchise licenses with Massachusetts cities and towns were not entitled to a reduction in significant corporate excise tax assessments,...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Review Sought for Nevada Discrimination Refund Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a ruling that an electrical utility company was not entitled to either a refund of Nevada use tax or a credit against the use tax for Arizona transaction...
View ArticleSenate Begins Floor Debate on Tax Reform Bill
The Senate voted 52 to 48 on November 29 to begin floor debate on the Republican tax reform bill. The vote on the motion to proceed on the House’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill (HR 1), which serves as the...
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