On May 20, Washington state enacted SB 5814, expanding the sales and use tax base to include a range of high-tech and digital services, including advertising, software, and IT support. Signed into law by Governor Bob...more
For California property owners that could potentially reduce their property taxes with a decline-in-value assessment appeal, the property tax assessment appeals for 2024 are due by either September 16 or December 2 depending...more
The Digital Advertising Services Tax Law passed the California Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection with a 6-3 vote on April 23 and is now pending before the California Assembly Committee on Revenue and...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law new legislation expanding the reach of the New York False Claims Act (NYFCA) to entities that fail to file tax returns in New York. Unlike the federal False Claims Act...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a split decision in an unusual case where the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (the Department) sided with the taxpayer against the commonwealth Office of Attorney General...more
Alabama - The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during the...more
States and localities across the country are continuing to respond as quickly and effectively as possible to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. These responses include guidance for taxpayers on numerous topics, such as...more
The Maryland state legislature voted on February 12 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto and thus enacted the Digital Advertising Act, the first tax of its kind in the United States. Other states such as Indiana, New York,...more
3/2/2021
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Digital Advertising Tax ,
Due Process ,
E-Commerce ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Internet ,
New Legislation ,
Search Engines ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Websites
Alabama:
The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during...more
Alabama: The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during the...more
12/7/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Local Taxes ,
New Guidance ,
SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform
A corporation whose only tie to California is its employees working remotely due to the stay-at-home order will not be considered to be doing business in the state. Similarly, South Carolina has extended its coronavirus...more
Alabama -
The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales...more
Alabama -
The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during...more
New Jersey recently enacted the “Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act,” which allows pass-through businesses with at least one member liable for the New Jersey gross income tax to make an election to pay income...more
2/10/2020
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Local Taxes ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform