The Delaware Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of the taxpayer finding that the Division of Revenue’s limitation on net operating losses violated the state constitution’s uniformity clause and that the Division improperly limited the amount of separate company NOL the taxpayer could claim on its Delaware income tax return to the amount of
net operating losses
In Response to COVID-19, the District of Columbia Limits Net Operating Loss Carryovers
States continue to consider tax legislation to balance their budgets in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 27, 2020, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed D.C. Act 23-326, the Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020. In part, this act limits net operating loss carryovers. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, corporations, unincorporated…
Who Wants to Take Credit for This? California Proposal Limits Business Tax Credit Usage to $5M per Year
On May 14th, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued his proposed May revision to the state budget for fiscal year 2020-21. The budget proposal included two revenue-raising income tax measures, applicable for tax years 2020 through 2022: (1) limiting the amount of business tax credits a taxpayer can use to $5 million annually, and (2) suspending…
Webcast: SALT Implications of the CARES Act – April 14 at 12 pm ET
The recently enacted federal CARES Act makes significant changes to the I.R.C., including rolling back certain limitations on NOL utilization and increasing the interest expense limitation in I.R.C. § 163(j). Because of states’ differing rules on NOLs and conformity to the I.R.C., the CARES Act’s changes to the federal rules will have varying SALT implications.…
Legal Alert: TCJA’s NOL limitations rolled back in congressional COVID-19 response
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). Passed in response to the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act makes a number of significant changes to the I.R.C., including rolling back certain limitations on the utilization of net operating losses…
Top New Jersey Tax Changes in the 2018 Budget Deal
In a last-minute deal to avert a government shutdown, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature cobbled together a budget with numerous amendments to New Jersey’s tax law.
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Surrender: Minnesota Department of Revenue Gives Away NOL Limitation Case
By Charles Capouet and Charlie Kearns
On November 6, 2017, the Minnesota Department of Revenue issued a Revenue Notice advising taxpayers that it acquiesces to the Minnesota Tax Court’s decision in Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue. As a result, the Department now takes the position that Minnesota’s version of the …
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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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Flat-Dollar NOL Cap Unconstitutional, But Upholds Percentage Cap
On October 18, 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Nextel Communications of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, in which the court held that the state’s flat $3 million cap on net operating loss carryforwards violates the state constitution’s Uniformity Clause. Key considerations from the case include:
- The $3
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Give Thanks and File Your Pennsylvania Net Loss Carryover Deduction Refund Claims!
In a decision sure to give Pennsylvania legislators and the Department of Revenue indigestion before their big Thanksgiving meals, the Commonwealth Court held that Pennsylvania’s net loss carryover deduction cap violated Pennsylvania’s Uniformity Clause because it resulted in disparate treatment of similarly situated taxpayers based on the size of the business.
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