As reported on May 16, 2025, the SALT cap proposal contained in the legislation that was pending in the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) aimed at, among other things, dealing with the expiring provisions of the Tax...more
As reported on May 13, 2025, several changes to the Washington state tax laws were passed by lawmakers and delivered to the desk of Governor Ferguson in late April, awaiting his signature to make them law. In the aggregate,...more
5/27/2025
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Capital Gains Tax ,
Gas Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Increases ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Revenues ,
Transportation Industry ,
Washington
Oregon House Bill 3115 (“HB 3115”) was sponsored by Representatives John Lively (D) and Kimberly Wallan (R). It was co-sponsored by Representatives Tom Anderson (D), David Gomberg (D) and Nathan Sosa (D).
HB 3115 was...more
Many individuals, wanting to liberate their wallets from taxes, have moved to states like Washington, Nevada, Texas, Florida and other states that have friendly state and local tax regimes. This trend, especially for...more
With the Corporate Transparency Act hopefully in our rearview mirrors, I decided to take a brief break from my ongoing series on Subchapter S and report on a different topic. In the last few weeks, the Magistrate Division of...more
4/23/2025
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Business Losses ,
Department of Revenue ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Oregon ,
Section 162 ,
Section 183 ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Audits ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Litigation
The Wild Journey -
I am taking time out from my multi-part series on Subchapter S to report on the Washington capital gains tax. As you know, I have reported in several prior blog posts on the numerous challenges...more
As reported last week, opponents of the Washington state capital gains tax, after ultimately losing in the courts to have the legislation stricken as unconstitutional, decided to take the matter to the voters. They have...more
I have reported in several prior blog posts the significant events impacting the newly enacted Washington state capital gains tax. The turbulent ride of this legislation continues!...more
It is a rainy day in the Pacific Northwest with chances of snow showers. For those taxpayers that reside in the state of Washington or own highly appreciated capital assets located in the state, their day just got a bit...more
3/27/2023
/ Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Income Taxes ,
Popular ,
State Constitutions ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Washington
By motion dated November 3, 2022, the Washington State Attorney General asked the Supreme Court of the State of Washington to allow the Washington Department of Revenue to implement and collect the capital gains tax struck...more
As I previously reported, the Washington state capital gains tax has had a turbulent ride, commencing with a rough ride through the legislative process where it almost hit disastrous terrain on at least six (6) occasions....more
4/13/2022
/ Ballot Measures ,
Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Income Taxes ,
Petition for Review ,
State Constitutions ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Rates ,
WA Supreme Court ,
Washington
As previously reported on May 7, June 17 and November 4 of last year, two lawsuits were filed in Douglas County Superior Court in Washington, seeking a declaration that the state’s new capital gains tax is unconstitutional....more
The Oregon Legislature, in House Bill 3373, created the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate within the Oregon Department of Revenue. The new law became effective on September 25, 2021. According to the Oregon Department of...more
Like last year, 2021 has been a difficult year. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s existence. On top of that, the Delta variant and the most recently discovered Omicron variant have entered...more
As previously reported on May 7 and June 17 of this year, Washington state lawmakers enacted a new capital gains tax, set to go into effect on January 1, 2022, but two lawsuits were initiated to declare the tax...more
Last fall, the IRS announced, with respect to pass-through entities (LLCs or other entities taxed as partnerships or S corporations), that, if state law allows or requires the entity itself to pay state and local taxes (which...more
11/3/2021
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Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Local Taxes ,
Oregon ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
S-Corporation ,
SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates
On September 30, 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the additional 1.2 percent business and occupation (B&O) tax imposed by the 2019 Substitute House Bill 2167 (“SHB 2167”) on “specified...more
10/7/2021
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Banking Sector ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Financial Institutions ,
Income Taxes ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Rates ,
WA Supreme Court
As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more
6/18/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Excise Tax ,
Governor Inslee ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
State Constitutions ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Litigation
For the second year in a row, the due date for the filing of income tax returns and the payment of taxes was extended. For most taxpayers, the extended deadline brought glee. For the tax return preparation community, however,...more
On May 4, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating a capital gains tax regime in Washington. The bill has had a brief, but colorful journey so far. It appears that the...more
On April 25, 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5096 (SB 5096). The bill was immediately sent to Governor's Inslee's desk for signature. It brings a new tax regime to the state of Washington.
Before...more
Last week, we reported on Maryland’s new gross receipts tax on revenues derived from digital advertising services (the “Tax”), the first of its kind in the nation. Affected taxpayers and tax practitioners alike can breathe a...more
Maryland recently enacted the nation’s first tax on digital advertising. The new tax, the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (the “Tax”), became law on February 12, 2021.
The Tax has been surrounded by controversy from...more
Oregon State Senator Fred Girod, a Republican from Stayton, Oregon (District 9), is sponsoring Senate Bill 787 ("SB 787"). If passed, SB 787 would repeal the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (the "CAT"). So far, the bill does...more
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, companies in wide-ranging industries across the country have unprecedented numbers of employees working from remote locations. In a prior post, we discussed numerous issues that may...more
10/2/2020
/ B&O Tax ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Revenue ,
Gross Receipts Tax ,
Income Apportionment ,
Income Taxes ,
Local Taxes ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Preemption ,
Property Tax ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sales Tax ,
SALT ,
State Taxes ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning