This is the second edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2024. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more
This is the first edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2024. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more
This year’s Georgia’s legislative session is quickly progressing, with some major tax legislation moving towards passage. Last Thursday, February 29, 2024 was “Crossover Day”—the 28th legislative day of 40 total legislative...more
On February 14, 2024, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) denied the California Franchise Tax Board’s (FTB) request for rehearing in the Appeal of Microsoft Corporation and Subsidiaries (OTA Case No. 21037336)....more
This is the fourth edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more
Congress is moving rapidly towards passing the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Extenders Bill) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. If enacted, the Extenders Bill would extend certain...more
Maryland lawmakers are expected to revive a pair of failed controversial tax expansion proposals shortly after the scheduled start of the next legislative session on January 13, 2021. On May 7, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed...more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 3143 into law, extending the Texas Chapter 312 property tax abatement program for a period of 10 years. In addition to extending the program, the bill also provides for increased...more
6/26/2019
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On May 7, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-33 (Notice) announcing its intention to issue guidance under section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code to clarify the normalization requirements for...more
On April 16, 2019, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, which asks whether the Due Process Clause prohibits states from taxing trusts...more
4/18/2019
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The Texas state legislature must decide whether or not to extend the ad valorem property tax abatement program currently authorized under state law. The program is currently set to expire on September 1, 2019. Local tax...more
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued much-anticipated proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of...more
The Georgia Legislature has introduced its annual Internal Revenue Code (IRC) conformity bill—HB 821. Georgia conformity is typically updated annually to apply for the most recent tax year. In light of the recently enacted...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Treasury (Treasury) have issued final regulations under section 162(m)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), which limit the deduction certain...more
On June 2, the Arm’s Length Advisory Group (the Group) of the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) met in St. Louis, Missouri, to begin the process of developing a multistate arm’s length pricing adjustment service. States...more
On Thursday, May 8, the Multistate Tax Commission’s (MTC) Executive Committee (Committee) met in Washington, DC. During the meeting the Committee voted to advance its amendments to the Multistate Tax Compact’s (Compact)...more
In January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed broad corporate tax reform in his budget bill, which is currently winding its way through the legislature. The most significant proposal is a shift from a separate entity...more
Originally published in State Tax Notes on November 12, 2012.
State and local withholding tax laws are often described as a patchwork, allowing only the most sophisticated and diligent employers to approach full...more