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State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. ln this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize selected state and local tax (SALT)...more
On Monday, December 20, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill (H.B.) 5376 into law. H.B. 5376, also referred to as Michigan’s “SALT Cap Workaround,” amends the Michigan Income Tax Act to allow...more
Last fall, the IRS announced, with respect to pass-through entities (LLCs or other entities taxed as partnerships or S corporations), that, if state law allows or requires the entity itself to pay state and local taxes (which...more
Earlier this year, Alabama became one of 19 or so states to enact a pass-through entity tax as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap” enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that limits the deductibility of...more
Illinois enacted a pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) that may be elected by partnerships and S corporations to permit a federal deduction of state income taxes that otherwise are limited to $10,000 per year from 2018 to 2025...more
On August 25, 2021, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance released guidance (Technical Memorandum, TSB-M-21(1)C, (1)I) addressing the recently enacted optional pass-through entity tax (PTET) that partnerships...more
On July 16, 2021, Governor Baker approved a $47.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget, but sent back a provision the Massachusetts Legislature passed creating a workaround for the federal cap on the state and local tax deduction. ...more
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation that is both good news and bad news for Illinois taxpayers. The good news is that, if approved by Gov. Pritzker, Illinois taxpayers will be able to take advantage of a workaround...more
The New York state budget deal announced yesterday includes a workaround of the temporary federal limit on state and local tax deductions (the SALT cap). The provision was part of Gov. Cuomo’s initial budget proposal in...more
On January 19, 2021, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo submitted his Executive Budget, applicable to the state’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021. The governor’s proposal, which will now be the subject of public...more
As we noted in our previous SALT Alert, on October 1 the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) quietly posted a notice on its website and shared it with media outlets that received little notoriety – at least initially. The...more
How is taxable income determined in your state? To what extent is the state income tax base aligned with the federal income tax base? Alabama levies a corporate income tax on business entities classified as taxable or “C”...more
NYC Real Estate on the Ropes- In March of this year, the Department of Homeland Security classified real estate as an “essential business.” I imagine that the person in Washington who suggested that real estate be added to...more
On January 13, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the “Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act” (the Workaround Act). The Workaround Act establishes an elective entity level tax on an individual’s...more
NY’s Tax Jurisdiction- Last week we considered New York’s “statutory residence” rule pursuant to which an individual domiciled outside of New York may nevertheless be taxed by New York as to all of their income for a...more
On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR or Department) released its long-awaited and quite comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (otherwise known as “federal tax reform”) on...more
The Sunshine State is one of the lowest tax burden states in the US. Florida has no state individual income tax. At the state level, there is NO tax on social security benefits, retirement income, IRAs, 401(k) accounts,...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 22, 2017. The Act changes many provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, from individual and business provisions, to...more