On March 12, 2018, Idaho’s governor signed into law H.B. 463 (the Bill), which provides a series of changes to Idaho’s income tax law in response to H.R. 1, popularly referred to as the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act). The main changes to Idaho tax law include: (i) conformity, for tax years
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New Jersey Cannot Require an “Addback” of Income Not Included in Federal Taxable Income Because of Treaty Benefit
By Sam Trencs and Open Weaver Banks
The New Jersey Tax Court held that New Jersey could not impose corporation business tax on a foreign corporation’s foreign source income that was not included in the federal tax base because of a treaty benefit. Although New Jersey is permitted to adopt a legislative addback for exempt…
The State and Local Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform
On November 2, 2017, Republicans in the House of Representatives released their much-anticipated tax reform bill. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act proposes numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code, many of which will have an impact on taxpayers’ state and local tax liabilities.
- Most states conform to the federal income tax base —at least
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Just Trust Us, It’s Right! – Alabama Tax Tribunal Finds Taxpayer Cannot Prove Interest Expense Exempt from Addback Without Evidence
By Chelsea Marmor and Charlie Kearns
The Alabama Tax Tribunal (Tribunal) affirmed the Alabama Department of Revenue’s (DOR) assessment that denied Credit Suisse Boston USA Inc.’s (Credit Suisse) deduction for interest expense paid to a related member. Credit Suisse argued that the interest expense payments were exempt from Alabama’s addback requirement because the expense to…
Virginia Supreme Court Limits Corporate Income Tax Addback Exception
On August 31, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. v. Virginia Department of Taxation, holding that only the portion of royalties that are actually taxed by another state falls within its “subject to tax” exception to Virginia’s addback statute for corporate income tax purposes.
- The Court interpreted
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Louisiana DOR Proposed Unique–and Troubling–Addback Regulation
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has proposed a new regulation expansively interpreting Louisiana’s recently enacted related party expense addback statute.
- Earlier this year, Louisiana enacted a new statute requiring taxpayers to add back interest expenses, intangible expenses and management fees paid to related members, subject to certain exceptions.
- The Proposed Regulation seeks to adopt
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Legal Alert: State Tax Fallout From Federal Proposed Related-Party Debt Regulations
Recently proposed Treasury regulations under IRC § 385 would create sweeping changes to the federal income tax treatment of related-party debt. The Proposed Regulations could also have far-reaching effects for state income tax purposes, particularly on the deductibility of intercompany interest expenses in separate company reporting states.
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Running on Empty: New York State ALJ Denies Deduction for Payments Made to Captive Insurance Company
By Charles Capouet and Andrew Appleby
A New York State Division of Tax Appeals ALJ determined that payments by a corporation to its captive insurance company did not qualify as deductible insurance premiums because the arrangement lacked risk shifting and risk distribution. The taxpayer primarily owned and operated convenience stores and gas stations, and insured…
Virginia Trial Court’s Addback Decision Surely “Subject to” Future Appeal
By Zack Atkins and Eric Coffill
A Virginia trial court held that royalties paid to related members that are reported to, but not taxed by, other states do not qualify for the exception to the state’s corporate income tax addback statute. In granting summary judgment in favor of the Virginia Department of Taxation, the court…
No Alternative to Nexus: Parent’s Royalty Addback Does Not Eliminate Licensing Subsidiary’s New Jersey Filing Obligation
By Nicole Boutros and Amy Nogid
The New Jersey Tax Court ruled that the Division of Taxation (“Division”) properly required a foreign (non-New Jersey domesticated) corporation to file corporation business tax (“CBT”) returns reporting licensing revenue from its parent attributable to New Jersey, based on New Jersey’s economic presence nexus standard, despite the parent’s royalty…