State & local tax (SALT)

Update on states moving ahead with PTETs

States continue to move ahead with implementing new passthrough entity taxes as a workaround to the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction of state and local taxes.

Understand the tax consequences of remote work

CPAs can play crucial roles in helping navigate the evolving landscape as state tax authorities ramp up efforts to source additional revenue from out-of-state workers and the companies they work for.

Developments in state income tax nexus for remote sellers

A movement to reframe the Interstate Income Act of 1959, which limits the reach of state income taxes on remote sellers, could have a significant impact on state income tax nexus in today’s world, where the internet has changed the nature of practically every business.

A practical guide to economic nexus

New sales tax nexus standards are creating a larger compliance footprint for U.S. companies and, potentially, foreign entities selling into the U.S. State and local taxing authorities have new tools for identifying and enforcing companies’ exposures for sales and use tax.

Senate shows bipartisan support for mobile workforce tax legislation

The Senate voted to make room in the FY 2021 budget resolution for mobile workforce legislation. Details of the budget still must be negotiated, but the vote creates the possibility that mobile workforce legislation, which the AICPA strongly supports, will be enacted this year.

Partnerships and S corps. can deduct state and local taxes

The IRS said it would issue proposed regulations allowing S corporations and partnerships to deduct “specified income tax payments” paid to state and local governments above the line and not as passthrough items for partners and shareholders.

Where to find June’s flipbook issue

The Journal of Accountancy is now completely digital. 

 

 

 

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