In Kraft Foods Global, Inc. v. Director, Division of Taxation, 2018 WL 2247356 (May 17, 2018), the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently upheld a New Jersey Tax Court decision denying a taxpayer an exception to the state’s interest add-back requirement in determining the taxpayer’s corporate net income subject to New Jersey’s corporation
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IRS to Crackdown on SALT Deduction Cap Workarounds
The IRS intends to issue regulations pertaining to states’ attempts to subvert the state and local tax deduction cap.
- The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposed a $10,000 ($5,000 for married individuals filing separately) limit on state and local tax deductions for federal income tax purposes.
- Certain states, including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut,
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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…
New Jersey Tax Court Analyzes Credit Card Receipt Sourcing
By Douglas Upton and Andrew Appleby
The New Jersey Tax Court determined that credit card issuers must source to New Jersey all of their interest and interchange fee receipts, and half of their credit card service fees, from New Jersey accountholders. The Tax Court concluded that the Division of Taxation’s regulations required the taxpayers to…
New Jersey Tax Court Rejects Application of 100% Apportionment Factor But Denies In-State Company’s Bid to Use Three-Factor Formula
By Zachary Atkins and Open Weaver Banks
The New Jersey Tax Court held that apportioning all of a company’s income to New Jersey for corporate business tax purposes, even with the allowance of a credit for taxes paid to separate-return states, failed to fairly reflect the company’s business activities in New Jersey. The court also…
New Jersey Tax Court Rules on Inclusion of Mortgage-Related Receipts in Receipts Factor Numerator
By Charles Capouet and Todd Lard
The New Jersey Tax Court ruled on the sourcing of mortgage-related receipts received by a bank and also held that the Division of Taxation could not throw out receipts from the bank’s denominator. The taxpayer originated loans for its New Jersey borrowers through its New Jersey lending office employees…
The Jersey Short: An Interview with New Jersey Tax Director John Ficara
The New Jersey Division of Taxation recently named John Ficara as its new director, who will perform in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate.
In their article for State Tax Notes, Sutherland attorneys Leah Robinson and Open Weaver Banks interview Mr. Ficara to discuss his new role, what drew him to government…
The Jersey Short: Should Old Cases Be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind?
While we’re not sure what “Auld Lange Syne” really means, we are sure that many older New Jersey tax cases remain helpful in addressing current corporation business tax and sales tax issues and, therefore, should not be forgotten.
View this article, reprinted from the January 4, 2016 issue of State Tax Notes, which…
Bueller? Bueller? MTC Still Calling on States to Join ALAS Program
The Multistate Tax Commission advanced several items of interest during its annual fall meetings held in Charleston, South Carolina, this week, including the creation of a new committee to continue gathering support for its transfer pricing program.
View the full Legal Alert.
Smokin’ Hot New Jersey Throw-Out Decision
In another taxpayer victory, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division held that an intangible holding company was not required to throw out any of its so-called “nowhere receipts” from an affiliated tobacco company in computing the denominator of its receipts factor. In Lorillard Licensing Company LLC v Dir., Div. of Taxation, the court …



