The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, as well as its State and Local Advisory Council and Business Advisory Council, assembled in Minneapolis this week to discuss a number of policy matters related to Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. The overarching theme, however, was the continued viability of the Agreement in light of the Marketplace

We hope you enjoy this very special edition of the Sutherland SALT Shaker newsletter. In this issue:

  • Click This!: New York Enacts Über Nexus Statute
  • Compact Litigation Fallout
  • Two States Expected to Join MTC Compact
  • Lesser-Known Tax Council Convenes in South Georgia
  • U.S. Supreme Court Defines De Minimis: “You’ll Know It When You Don’t See

On March 28, 2013, the New York State Legislature passed budget legislation (S.2609D/A.3009D) that replaces the existing New York State and City related-party royalty add-back requirements with provisions based on the Multistate Tax Commission’s model add-back statute. In addition, the legislation repeals the New York State and City royalty income exclusions, which permitted taxpayers to

In a rare open session, the Multistate Tax Commission’s (MTC) Audit Committee (Committee) met yesterday to discuss changing the way the MTC selects companies to audit on behalf of states. For many taxpayers, the MTC’s process for selecting audit targets is a mystery because it occurs behind closed doors. The current selection process requires states

The Multistate Tax Commission’s (MTC) Sales and Use Tax Uniformity Subcommittee is moving forward with a broad sales tax nexus model statute that includes click-through, affiliate and attributional nexus provisions. The Subcommittee also discussed a memorandum related to class actions and false claims acts. The nexus and class action projects are in the educational stage

On March 5, 2013, the Multistate Tax Commission’s Income and Franchise Tax Uniformity Subcommittee declined to move forward with a transfer pricing project and instructed its Financial Institutions Working Group to examine the inclusion of loans in the property apportionment factor. For full details, read our legal alert, “Update from the MTC’s Winter Committee