With the Oct. 15 corporate tax filing deadline looming and the global pandemic still affecting taxpayers and practitioners, several states have provided one-month filing relief for their corporate Oct. 15 deadlines.
Reporting & Filing Requirements
Quirks spurred by COVID-19 tax relief
This article discusses some procedural and administrative quirks that have emerged with the new tax legislative, regulatory, and procedural guidance related to COVID-19.
Why states should adopt the MTC model for federal partnership audits
To promote nationwide consistency, the AICPA encourages states’ adoption of the MTC model statute that conforms to the new federal partnership audit regime.
Tax reform in the Garden State
This item summarizes some of the important changes impacting the New Jersey corporation business tax and when these changes took effect or will become effective.
A uniform state approach to the new federal partnership audit regime
Broad state adoption of the model statute developed by the AICPA in partnership with other
major stakeholders will provide greater uniformity
and increased compliance.
Different SALT flavors of mandatory deemed repatriation under Sec. 965
This item discusses new trends in states’ conformity with or decoupling from Sec. 965.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: State tax considerations, impacts, and responses
State are weighing the many consequences of federal tax reform.
A new state tax appeals era begins in California, but questions remain
California recently revamped its state tax agency system and the associated tax appeals process.
Potential state tax consequences of the final and temporary Sec. 385 regs.
This item offers an overview of certain provisions in the regulations that could have state corporate income
tax consequences.
Full Faith and Credit Clause Prohibits Nevada Court’s Damage Award Against California
The state of Nevada cannot apply Nevada law to award damages against the California Franchise Tax Board that are greater than it could award against a Nevada state agency in similar circumstances, the U.S. Supreme Court held.
S.C. Taxpayers’ Social Security Numbers, Credit Cards Hacked
The South Carolina Department of Revenue is providing affected taxpayers a year of credit monitoring after a hacker stole information including 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers from its computer systems.
Combined Reporting Creates Compliance Challenges
An increasing number of states have enacted or proposed combined reporting requirements for related entities involved in a unitary business, creating increased compliance burdens for taxpayers and administrative challenges for state tax agencies.
Sales Tax Audit Best Practices
This article discusses common issues in state sales tax audits and gives tips and best practices for each part of an audit life cycle.
Multistate Partnerships: To Withhold, or Not to Withhold?
The varying rules for withholding can create a compliance nightmare for multistate partnerships with a large number of partners.
The Recent Growth of Mandatory Unitary Combined Reporting
The use of mandatory unitary combined reporting has become increasingly popular among states in recent years, driven by state budgetary shortfalls and the perceived distortion of taxable income by multistate corporations filing separate company reports.
employee benefits & pensions
Profits interests: The most tax-efficient equity grant to employees
By granting them a profits interest, entities taxed as partnerships can reward employees with equity. Mistakes, however, could cause challenges from taxing authorities.