This week on the SALT Shaker Podcast, host and Eversheds Sutherland Associate Jeremy Gove welcomes New York Associate Chelsea Marmor back to the show for a fun-filled holiday edition of overrated/underrated. They rate a variety of tax topics, and in keeping with the season, extend the overrated/underrated discussion to a number of festive holiday-themed topics
A breakdown of the New York tax regime
In this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, Eversheds Sutherland Associate Jeremy Gove welcomes back Associate Chelsea Marmor to begin a new (optimistic) series highlighting all 50 states (and DC) by breaking down each tax system and its nuances.
To kick off his series, Chelsea joins him for a breakdown of the tax regime of
Getting personal with New York personal income tax
On this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, Eversheds Sutherland Associates Jeremy Gove and Chelsea Marmor discuss all things New York personal income tax. They touch on two recent decisions that came out in New York – one from the Tax Appeals Tribunal and one from the Appellate Division (as Chelsea is quick to correct
The new New York: Corporate tax reform edition
In this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, Eversheds Sutherland Associates Jeremy Gove and Chelsea Marmor dive in to the history of New York’s corporate tax reform, including a discussion of the anticipated “final draft” apportionment regulations the Department released on July 1.
They discuss the regulations, the New York State Department of Taxation
New York finds taxpayers’ evidence to establish new domicile is insufficient
The New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal affirmed an Administrative Law Judge determination that two taxpayers remained New York residents because the taxpayers did not establish that they had changed their domicile to Florida during the relevant tax years. Because the taxpayers spent “more than 30 but less than 184 days in New York,” the
You’re not imagining it, it’s real! Picasso painting exempt from sales tax
The New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal held that a limited liability company was entitled to a refund of sales tax paid on the purchase of a one-half interest in a Pablo Picasso painting because the taxpayer leased its share of the painting on the same day the painting was purchased. On April 20, 2015,
Rocky road for bad debts: Colorado Court denies credit to finance company
The Colorado Court of Appeals held that sales tax bad debt credits may not be claimed by a financial company that issued private label credit cards. As a private label retail credit card issuer, Capital One financed purchases made by its cardholders. Under the terms of its agreements with retailers, Capital One financed purchases made
Teleworking issues – different takes for different states
While state and local governments have ended or relaxed mandatory work-from-home orders and are trying to bring back the in-person workforce, some employees remain hesitant to return to in-office work for numerous reasons. This trend may result in unanticipated tax obligations for employers and employees because many of the pandemic-related hold-harmless protections from withholding and
Appeal of Prince: California Taxation of Nonresident Income From Restricted Stock
State taxation of a nonresident employee’s equity award, such as nonqualified stock options (NQSOs) or restricted stock units (RSUs), has long been a thorn in the side of many tax practitioners, payroll departments, and – of course – employees. In Appeal of Prince, California’s Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) recently addressed the state’s taxation
New York Appellate Division holds compensation paid to both client facing and back office employees must be accounted for in computing NYC receipts factor
The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal decision regarding the proper method for calculating a corporation’s receipts factor for General Corporation Tax purposes. The corporation offered a subscription-based service that allowed its clients access to experts and consultants in a broad variety of disciplines, and access