April 2010 - The Tax Adviser

This two-part article addresses the Sec. 6662 accuracy-related penalty and the defenses available to taxpayers. Part I provides an overview of the various bases upon which a Sec. 6662 penalty can be imposed.

When an S corporation has losses and deductions in excess of basis, some of which are nondeductible, noncapital expenses, will there be a carryover of the nondeductible items for purposes of reducing basis in a future year?

During 2009, numerous state statutes were added, deleted, or modified; court cases were decided; regulations were proposed, issued, and modified; and bulletins and rulings were issued, released, and withdrawn. This article covers some of the more important developments in apportionment, unitary groups/filing methods, administration, flowthrough entities, and other significant corporate state tax issues.