Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
By Nicole Boutros and Open Weaver Banks
A New York State Division of Tax Appeals Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) held that for banking franchise tax purposes a taxpayer did not have to utilize a net operating loss (NOL) carryover in a year in which the taxpayer did not pay tax on its entire net income…
New York’s corporate tax reform includes sweeping changes affecting nearly every aspect of its corporation franchise tax.
In their article for State Tax Notes, Sutherland Partners Leah Robinson and Marc A. Simonetti review what New York corporate taxpayers should be doing now to be ready for the state’s corporate tax reform measures that will…
There has been significant controversy in New York regarding whether receipts from services—particularly those that may be delivered via the Internet—constitute “service” receipts or “other business receipts” for corporate franchise tax apportionment purposes. The distinction between “service” receipts and “other business receipts” is crucial because prior to 2015, New York Tax Law generally required sourcing…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced his 2015-2016 budget and accompanying legislation on January 19, 2015 (the 2015 Budget Bill). If enacted, New York’s tax law will be significantly altered for the second time in two years. The sales tax provisions of the legislation will tax most intercompany transactions and will also accelerate the payment…
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A New York Tax Appeals Tribunal Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) recently determined that a federal savings and loan association was not required to include a subsidiary, which was formed as a Connecticut passive investment company, in its combined New York City bank tax return. In the Matter of the Petition of Astoria Financial Corporation &…
As part of a sweeping law change, New York will require taxpayers to use a water’s-edge combined reporting method when filing corporate income tax returns beginning January 1, 2015.
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On September 18, 2014, the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal decided its first combination case addressing the 2007 changes to New York’s combined reporting regime: Matter of Knowledge Learning Corporation and Kindercare Learning Centers, Inc. Reversing a prior determination by an Administrative Law Judge, the Tribunal held that the taxpayers did indeed meet their…
