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Many large California employers have been granted significant state and local tax incentives to establish the physical locations of their businesses in California, or within certain municipalities in California. These can...more
Note From the Editors With 2022 well underway, the rapid pace of statutory, regulatory, policy, and industry activities in digital health continues in force. We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as work-from-home became the norm, many states provided safe harbors such that remote workers teleworking in the state would not create nexus for corporate income tax and sales / use tax...more
NH vs MA- Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied New Hampshire’s request that the Court exercise its original jurisdiction under the Constitution[i] to hear and resolve a conflict involving the taxation by Massachusetts...more
The Solicitor General has weighed in on New Hampshire's attempt to get #SCOTUS to strike down Massachusetts' temporary tax rules for remote workers. On the threshold question of whether the Court should take the case, the...more
Governor Baker announced on Monday, May 17 that Massachusetts will end the COVID-19 state of emergency on June 15, 2021. Given this news, the Massachusetts Pandemic-related Temporary withholding tax rules will expire...more
Recently, Connecticut enacted legislation providing that having an employee telecommuting from Connecticut will not create a taxable presence (i.e., nexus) in the state for the employer. H.B. 6516, Gen. Assemb., Jan. Sess.,...more
On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) codified final regulations to extend Massachusetts income tax withholding to non-residents formerly commuting to Massachusetts but now telecommuting due to the...more
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wears on, many companies that adopted emergency work-from-home or work-from-anywhere policies are considering allowing employees to work remotely permanently, even after the threat of...more
As we continue to face growing concerns because of the nationwide impact of COVID-19, taxpayers should be mindful of the potential impacts that the continued rise in telecommuting may have on their state personal income tax...more
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Many employees during the COVID-19 pandemic are asking: To which state must I pay income tax? Potentially affected are employees who resided in State A and commuted to work in State B before the pandemic but are now...more
Massachusetts is taxing nonresidents who are working outside Massachusetts due to COVID-19. Seems unfair? Well New Hampshire agrees and has asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to bring suit against Massachusetts. Matt...more
Mending Walls- “Good fences make good neighbors,” or so Robert Frost’s neighbor from “beyond the hill” says to him when “on a day” they “meet to walk the line and set the wall between” them “once again.” The neighbor...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sudden, widespread shift towards remote work arrangements. This shift has provided many benefits, including an increase in the employee talent pool and the ability to...more
Many employers now have employees who have shifted from working in the employer’s office to working remotely from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, workplace safety and liability issues are top of mind while employers also look ahead to the tax issues telecommuting will cause this tax season. OSHA Issues Citations for COVID-19...more
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Massachusetts employers and their employees who work out of state can add state income tax to their list of uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 16, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued a...more
State tax agencies are addressing the withholding questions raised due to employees who are telecommuting from home in states other than the employer’s work location. Employees may also be telecommuting in states other than...more
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