State & Local Tax (SALT)

Decoding the Senate Finance Committee’s Build Back Better text

The Senate Finance Committee has released language for its portion of the reconciliation bill, which some lawmakers would like to pass before Christmas. Here’s what you need to know about the timeline and the bill, which includes several key tax provisions.

Remote work creates a spectrum of state and local tax issues

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing businesses to reevaluate tax obligations as the proliferation of remote working raises a broad array of state and local tax issues, including nexus, apportionment, compliance, and financial statement reporting.

The state of economic nexus

Wayfair's reverberating effects have resulted in a complex web of state tax rules that create dangerous pitfalls for the unwary.

Tax Insider Articles

DEDUCTIONS

Business meal deductions after the TCJA

This article discusses the history of the deduction of business meal expenses and the new rules under the TCJA and the regulations and provides a framework for documenting and substantiating the deduction.

TAX RELIEF

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.