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State and Local Taxation: Headline News and Trends (CPE/CLE)
On July 1, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R.1 – 199th Congress (2025-2026) (the “Act”) was passed in the U.S. Senate (“Senate”). On July 3, 2025, it was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) and...more
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the House budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”) by a party-line vote of 215 – 214. The House Bill, which includes significant tax law...more
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
Members of Kilpatrick’s prominent State and Local Tax Team (SALT) Sam Breslow, David Hughes, and Kylan Memminger recently spoke at the Chicago Tax Club Winter Meeting about “National State Tax Cases, Issues, and Policy...more
This month's SALT Select is dedicated to the memory of our colleague and friend, Robert L. Wollfarth, Jr. and the many contributions he made to our Firm. State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments...more
State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. In this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize certain SALT developments in several...more
Readers may recall that the Alabama Legislature unanimously enacted an elective pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) last year as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap,” which was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The...more
The $10,000 federal cap on the state and local tax itemized deduction for individuals (“SALT limitation”) continues to generate considerable debate, as well as efforts to narrow its scope. Several states have enacted...more
Earlier this year, Alabama became one of 19 or so states to enact a pass-through entity tax as a workaround to the so-called "SALT Cap" enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which limits the deductibility of...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
Matt Hunsaker gives an overview of the recently enacted passthrough workaround to the $10,000 state and local tax deduction cap....more
On July 16, 2021, Governor Baker approved a $47.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget, but sent back a provision the Massachusetts Legislature passed creating a workaround for the federal cap on the state and local tax deduction. ...more
On July 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 150 into law, allowing certain owners of passthrough entities to find a way around the current $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for...more
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation that is both good news and bad news for Illinois taxpayers. The good news is that, if approved by Gov. Pritzker, Illinois taxpayers will be able to take advantage of a workaround...more
The State of South Carolina has now adopted legislation allowing “pass through” entities to elect each year to be taxed at the entity level on their active trade or business income instead of having their owners taxed at the...more
Florida has long been known as a hot-spot for retirees and snowbirds to move for its sunny weather and beautiful beaches. In recent years, however, since the "SALT Deduction Cap" established by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
For three years, states and taxpayers have been looking for novel ways to get around the federal TCJA's $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes. The IRS just released Notice 2020-75, which appears to bless states'...more
It's no mystery that when times are hard, bad debts skyrocket. But how do businesses handle bad debts for state income and sales tax purposes? Matt Hunsaker hits the high points in this week's episode....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
As it relates to individuals, one of the more controversial aspects of the 2017 revenue act (commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act") is the $10,000 cap on itemized deductions for state and local taxes. ...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the state and local taxes paid deduction available to individual taxpayers to $10,000. The deduction is most notably taken by Oklahomans on their federal tax return to deduct state...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29 – August 2, 2019. July 30, 2019: The IRS issued a list of answers to frequently asked...more
Now that the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have issued ?nal regulations to address at least some variations of so-called ‘‘SALT cap workarounds’’ to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s limitation on individual...more
The IRS recently published Final Regulations and Notice 2019-12 largely blocking state efforts to circumvent limitations on deductions for state and local taxes. (See our alert on the Proposed Regulations, issued in August...more
Welcome to the latest issue of New York Tax Insights. In this issue we cover: ..A Third Department decision denying deductibility of insurance premiums paid to a captive insurance company, upholding the decision of the New...more