corporation franchise tax
New York City Legislation Enacts General Corporation Tax Reform
On April 13, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed New York’s 2015-2016 budget legislation, which, among other changes, conforms the New York City general corporation tax to the most significant changes from last year’s New York State corporation franchise tax reform.
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In a New York Minute: Six New York Tax Reform Decisions to Make in 2015
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…
New York State ALJ Determines Travel Reservation Facilitation Receipts and Online Advertising Receipts Constitute Service Receipts That Must Be Sourced Where Performed For Income Tax Purposes
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’s Budget Proposes Radical Tax Changes
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…
New York State on Bitcoins: Transactions Are Barters for Sales Tax Purposes; Follow Federal Guidance for State Income Taxes
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Unity Wanted: New York Rejects Taxpayer’s Proof of a Unitary Business
By Nicole Boutros and Timothy Gustafson
A New York State Division of Tax Appeals Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) upheld the denial of corporation franchise tax refund claims, determining the taxpayers were not engaged in a unitary business. The taxpayers and their subsidiaries (“Group”) provided services in what the ALJ found were “similar and related lines…
Delivered by Independent Contractors, Undelivered by P.L. 86-272: Order Fulfillment Activities Subject Out-of-State Seller to New York Corporation Franchise Tax
By Sahang-Hee Hahn and Prentiss Willson
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ruled in an Advisory Opinion that a Virginia corporation was subject to New York corporation franchise tax because it hired independent contractors to store its consigned inventory and to solicit orders from and deliver products to New York customers. In…



