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- SALT Pet of the Month: Duchie
Introducing Duchie, the family dog of Mark Swan, Vice President of Property Tax and Tax Counsel at Charter Communications. - Giving Credit Where It Isn’t Due: Arkansas Office of Hearings and Appeals Treats Sales of Tax Credits as Business Income
On June 13, 2018, an Arkansas Administrative Law Judge concluded that a taxpayer’s proceeds from dispositions of tax credits were apportionable business income. - New Jersey Legislature Passes Corporate Tax Increases, Still Negotiating with Governor
In the midst of a budget showdown between New Jersey’s Legislature and Governor Murphy, on June 25, 2018, the Legislature passed a replacement bill that seeks to raise revenue with a temporary Corporation Business Tax “surtax” on corporations meeting certain income thresholds and by limiting New Jersey’s dividend exclusion. - New Jersey Court Holds That Taxpayer Not Entitled to Exception to State’s Interest Add-Back Requirement
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 business tax (CBT). - New York Bill Introduced to Exempt GILTI
On June 11, 2018, Senate Bill 8991 was introduced by New York Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan. The Bill would decouple from the federal treatment of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI). - South Dakota v. Wayfair – Insights and Analysis
On June 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court struck down the “physical presence rule” of Quill and National Bellas Hess which barred states from imposing sales tax collection requirements on certain out-of-state sellers. - US Supreme Court Overrules Physical Presence Standard, Leaves Plenty of Questions
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court today overruled its landmark decisions in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Illinois, disposing of the “physical presence” rule that has served as the bright-line standard for whether remote sellers are required to collect state sales taxes.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
- The Sales Taxation of Virtual Currency
Bitcoin and other virtual currencies may be the most controversial financial assets on the market right now and are certainly the most discussed. In their article for Bloomberg BNA, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Jonathan Feldman and Christopher Beaudro examine the state sales tax implications of selling virtual currency.
FEATURED EVENTS
- State Tax Reform Roundtables
Eversheds Sutherland Partners Jeff Friedman, Todd Lard and Eric Tresh present on the Tax Executives Institute’s (TEI) State and Local Tax Committee’s series of State Tax Reform Roundtables. The series of calls will enable SALT professionals to stay abreast of state tax developments associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, to engage with subject-matter experts, and to hear from peers regarding their “boots on the ground” knowledge and experience.