Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
By Samantha Trencs and Eric Tresh
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance issued an advisory opinion concluding that a detailed report of customer behavior that includes both client-specific and industry-related information is a service subject to sales and use tax. Tax Law § 1105(c)(1) imposes sales and use tax on information services…
Earlier this week, the Multistate Tax Commission held its 2017 March Committee Meetings. Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys were on the scene for all committee meetings. Several interesting and enlightening items were discussed. This alert highlights key developments from the meeting, including:
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Last week, the Michigan Department of Treasury issued a Notice to Taxpayers explaining its approach in administering the now final Michigan Court of Appeals decision in LaBelle Management, Inc. v. Department of Treasury, 888 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016), leave to appeal denied by 889 N.W.2d 250 (Mich. 2017) (mem.). The Court invalidated…
By Chris Lutz and Carley Roberts
The Kentucky Court of Appeals held that the Kentucky Department of Revenue must publish final administrative rulings, even when those rulings are not appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals. The Office of Attorney General had previously determined that the Department’s decision not to provide even redacted copies of…
By Jessica Eisenmenger and Open Weaver Banks
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District III upheld the Tax Appeals Commission’s decision that separating dredged material from contaminated river water into its constituent parts for the purpose of water pollution remediation constitutes “processing” of tangible personal property and is therefore a taxable service. Tetra Tech EC, …
Traditionally, mandatory worldwide combined reporting was the state corporate tax issue of most concern to companies engaged in international business. States are now moving toward a water’s-edge unitary combination method for both US and foreign-based companies.
In his article for the Spring 2017 edition of Partnering Perspectives, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Senior Counsel Eric Coffill covers…
By Doug Upton and Madison Barnett
The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a taxpayer was precluded from recovering sales tax it voluntary paid in response to a preliminary audit determination, even though assessment of the tax may have otherwise been barred under the four-year statute of limitations. The court reasoned that a preliminary audit…
In a rare special meeting on February 24, 2017, the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) adopted amendments to the MTC’s Model General Allocation and Apportionment Regulations that it has worked on since 2014. Among other things, the 94-page Model Regulations:
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By Charles Capouet and Andrew Appleby
The Florida Department of Revenue determined that a reinsurer did not have nexus with Florida for corporate income tax purposes. The Department first asserted that an insurer or reinsurer would have nexus with Florida if it was authorized to transact business in the state. The Department also stated that…
By Zack Atkins & Open Weaver Banks
The Utah State Tax Commission ruled that machinery and equipment purchased by the owner of a social networking community qualified for the state’s exemption for purchases and leases of certain property used in the operation of a web search portal. In connection with its proposed construction and operation…
