The New York Legislature passed its 2018-2019 Fiscal Year budget on March 30, 2018, which is expected to be signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The Legislature responded to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed by the United States Congress late last year by excluding IRC § 965 repatriated income from New York
Webcast: State Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform
The state and local tax (SALT) implications of federal tax reform are numerous, yet still often unclear. With states releasing new law and guidance about federal tax reform, taxpayers must stay abreast of this very dynamic area of law. In this webcast, Todd Lard and Todd Betor discuss the gating question to the SALT implications
Georgia passes legislation to provide deduction of GILTI from the state tax base
On March 21, 2018, the Georgia Legislature passed SB 328 (the Bill) to exclude IRC § 951A (GILTI ) from Georgia taxable income. The Bill treats GILTI as Subpart F income for purposes of the deduction under OCGA § 48-7-21(b)(8).
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Idaho Enacts Corporate Income Tax Changes to Take Advantage of the Federal Tax Reform Legislation
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
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: State and Local Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform – International Tax Provisions
The state and local tax (SALT) impact of the recently enacted federal tax reform is still being assessed. Because of states’ broad conformity to the federal income tax laws, many of these changes will have an impact on taxpayers’ SALT liabilities.
In their article for Bloomberg Tax, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Jeff Friedman, Todd Betor
Superior Court of Washington Strikes Down New Income Tax on High Income Residents
By Liz Cha and Eric Coffill
The Superior Court of Washington for King County held that Seattle’s new income tax on “high income residents” violates a provision of Washington state law which prohibits a city from levying a tax on net income.
On July 14, 2017, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed Seattle Ordinance No. 125339,
Tax Reform Executive Summary – A 2-Pager on the 7 Things You Need to Know
Tax reform efforts, if successful, will have a major impact on virtually every business. There has been a great deal of reporting on the tax reform process and the proposed changes to the US Internal Revenue Code (IRC). This Alert provides a high-level overview of the top 7 tax reform issues that all executives need
Colorado Court of Appeals Held that Out-of-State Holding Company is Not Included in Combined Report
By Samantha Trencs and Eric Coffill
The Colorado Court of Appeals held that a corporate parent doing business in Colorado was not required to include its subsidiary holding company that held no property or payroll in Colorado or elsewhere in its Colorado unitary combined corporate income tax report. The holding company was not an “includable”
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
New California Tax Agencies’ Roles Clarified
On September 16, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 131, a budget trailer bill clarifying a number of provisions related to the roles of California’s two new tax agencies, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) and the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA), which were created to perform many of the