On January 12, 2021, the Oregon Legislature introduced nine new Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) bills as the 2021 legislative session began. The bills introduced in both the House and Senate ranged in scope from treatment of receipts in specific industries to modifications of provisions of the CAT more generally.
Some of the bills introduced include:
On January 7, 2021, New York senator Michael Gianaris introduced S.1124, which would impose a new gross revenues tax on digital ads. The tax would be imposed on the annual gross revenues any person derives from digital advertising services apportioned to the state based on digital advertising receipts. “Digital advertising services” is defined to
Since December of 2018, taxpayers have been battling with the Nebraska Department of Revenue over its interpretation of the state’s dividend received deduction (DRD) provisions. Although the statute provides a 100% DRD for dividends or dividends deemed to be received and the Department has long taken the position that Subpart F income qualifies for that
On January 11, 2021, H.B. 2392 was introduced in Oregon, which if passed would impose 5% gross receipts tax on the sale of “taxable personal information” of individuals located in the state, which is sold in Oregon. The definition of “personal information” (PI) includes “information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being
On January 13, the authors of California Assembly Bill AB 71, a bill introduced to address the state’s homelessness problem, amended the bill’s provisions to propose an increase to the corporate income tax rate and to establish global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) inclusion rules.
The bill provides that for taxable years starting January 1,
Welcome to the second episode of the Eversheds Sutherland State and Local Tax policy series, a new feature of the SALT Shaker Podcast. In this episode, we discuss substantive state tax legislative issues that should be on your radar for 2021. With the recognition that many state and local governments will be looking for additional
Representative J.D. Prescott (R) introduced Indiana House Bill 1312, which would impose a surcharge tax on social media providers. This proposed bill shares similarities with proposed digital advertising taxes in Maryland and New York, except that Indiana’s proposed surcharge tax is targeted at social media providers deriving revenue from advertising services on their
Welcome to the Eversheds Sutherland State and Local Tax policy series, a new feature of the SALT Shaker Podcast. In this first episode, we focus on 2021, the effect of the pandemic on state budgets and attempt to prognosticate what to expect as state legislatures near the time for their sessions.
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Legislation (S.302) was prefiled in the New York State Senate for the 2021-2022 legislative session that would expand the sales tax base to digital advertising services. The bill was prefiled by Democratic State Senator Kevin Thomas.
The bill defines “digital advertising services” as “advertisement services on a digital interface, including advertisements in
On December 18, SB 50 was filed in the Florida Senate which would require sales tax collection from a person whose remote sales to Florida exceed $100,000 per year. It states that a person whose “taxable remote sales in the previous calendar year” exceed $100,000 has a “substantial number of remote sales” and is therefore
