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State Agency Seeks Feedback on Targeted Georgia Tax Incentives - As the Georgia General Assembly works to assess the cost and effectiveness of the state's tax credits and exemptions, Georgia taxpayers have an opportunity...more
As the ball drops in Times Square on December 31, 2024, many of the tax breaks established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 will disappear. While the TCJA made some permanent tax cuts, a number of tax cuts and...more
Financed transactions can result in states asserting "heads I win, tails you lose" by taking the tax at the time of sale but not accepting pain when the installment sale is busted. When a sale of tangible personal property...more
Massachusetts taxpayers will be able to deduct charitable contributions on their state income tax returns for charitable contributions made after January 1, 2023. The deduction will be allowed even if the taxpayer does not...more
Under a bill signed by Governor DeWine this year, companies subject to Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) will receive a significant tax break beginning in 2024. In 2025, this tax law change could result in savings of over...more
The long-awaited Massachusetts tax reform package was signed by Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Among the provisions: Estate Tax Reform: Establishes a non-refundable credit of $99,600 for each estate,...more
In addition to the old standbys of The Unique Arizona Contracting Tax Structure, MRRA, and That Darn Speculative Builder Tax, Pat and Karen will touch on lots of interesting issues: - What’s up with refunds of the half...more
On August 9, 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a $56 billion Fiscal Year 2024 state budget that increases state spending by 6.2% compared to a year ago. However, what was missing from this budget was the highly...more
This month's SALT Select is dedicated to the memory of our colleague and friend, Robert L. Wollfarth, Jr. and the many contributions he made to our Firm. State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments...more
Many years ago, New York revised its personal income tax law to achieve close conformity with the Federal system of income taxation. The stated purpose for the revision was to simplify tax return preparation, improve...more
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s long awaited tax reform package was released on Monday February 27, 2023. Among the proposals: - Dependent Credit: Establishes a $600 fully refundable credit per qualifying...more
2023 started California off with weather that escapes recent memory. Rain, snow, and surf seemed unrelenting for the first two weeks of January. While this spell of winter storms has brought snow to our slopes and refilled...more
For individual owners of pass-through entities, such as partnerships, limited liability companies (“LLCs”), business trusts, and S Corporations, Virginia’s elective Pass-through Entity Tax (“PTET”) offers potential federal...more
It is expected that sports betting will be allowed in Massachusetts in the coming weeks. Initially, sports betting will be allowed in-person at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor in...more
State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. In this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize certain SALT developments in several...more
Missouri law allows taxpayer corporations to reduce their Missouri-taxable income by the amount of “corporate dividends from sources within Missouri.” The statute is said to be a legislative policy choice to encourage...more
On May 18, 2022, in a 153-2 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to amend the state’s tax code to provide income tax relief for Massachusetts cannabis businesses. ...more
Readers may recall that the Alabama Legislature unanimously enacted an elective pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) last year as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap,” which was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The...more
In IRS Notice 2020-75, the IRS invited the states to circumvent the $10,000 limit on the deduction of state taxes by individuals, trusts, and estates for purposes of calculating federal income tax by permitting the states to...more
Taxes and Snowy Weather? How many of you awoke Saturday to find that the winter storm about which we had heard so much during the preceding days had lived up to its hype? What was your first thought? “Fudge,” right?...more
In late 2020, the IRS issued a notice confirming imminent proposed regulations that would allow certain tax strategies to avoid the individual $10,000 state and local tax (“SALT”) deduction limitation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
Our annual estate and tax planning newsletter discusses certain concepts and techniques that should be considered in 2022 by our clients and friends in California. Perhaps the most important recent development was the failure...more
On December 20, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation (H.B. 5376) allowing owners of S corporations and partnerships (including limited liability companies taxed as partnerships) to pay their state and local...more
Governor Roy Cooper signed the state budget on November 18 that the North Carolina General Assembly passed this week. There are a variety of important tax changes in the budget, including one that affects all North Carolina...more
The $10,000 federal cap on the state and local tax itemized deduction for individuals (“SALT limitation”) continues to generate considerable debate, as well as efforts to narrow its scope. Several states have enacted...more