On November 19, 2021, HR 5376, the 2,476-page bill, commonly known as the Build Back Better Act, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 220-213.
The House’s vote on HR 5376 was held after the...more
As previously reported on May 7 and June 17 of this year, Washington state lawmakers enacted a new capital gains tax, set to go into effect on January 1, 2022, but two lawsuits were initiated to declare the tax...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
11/3/2021
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Local Taxes ,
Oregon ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
S-Corporation ,
SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates
...The federal tax laws are certainly about to change. With the need to raise revenue as a top priority for the Biden Administration, everyone is expecting dramatic changes to the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax legislation is...more
10/15/2021
/ Asset Valuations ,
Biden Administration ,
Business Losses ,
Business Taxes ,
Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Carried Interest ,
Carried Interest Tax Rates ,
Contribution Limits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Death Tax ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate Tax ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Federal Taxes ,
Gift Tax ,
Gifts ,
High Net-Worth ,
Holding Periods ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Net Investment Income ,
Partnership Interests ,
Pending Legislation ,
Qualified Business Income ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trusts
On September 30, 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the additional 1.2 percent business and occupation (B&O) tax imposed by the 2019 Substitute House Bill 2167 (“SHB 2167”) on “specified...more
10/7/2021
/ B&O Tax ,
Banking Sector ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Financial Institutions ,
Income Taxes ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Rates ,
WA Supreme Court
As many readers have noticed, I have been silent for the past few months. That is partly due to exhaustion from reporting on the flurry of tax events that have occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in 2020 and also...more
As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more
6/18/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Excise Tax ,
Governor Inslee ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
State Constitutions ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Litigation
For the second year in a row, the due date for the filing of income tax returns and the payment of taxes was extended. For most taxpayers, the extended deadline brought glee. For the tax return preparation community, however,...more
On May 4, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating a capital gains tax regime in Washington. The bill has had a brief, but colorful journey so far. It appears that the...more
On April 25, 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5096 (SB 5096). The bill was immediately sent to Governor's Inslee's desk for signature. It brings a new tax regime to the state of Washington.
Before...more
Last week, we reported on Maryland’s new gross receipts tax on revenues derived from digital advertising services (the “Tax”), the first of its kind in the nation. Affected taxpayers and tax practitioners alike can breathe a...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government enacted three major pieces of legislation to provide financial relief to individuals and families. The American Recovery Plan Act (“ARPA”), the most recent legislation,...more
Maryland recently enacted the nation’s first tax on digital advertising. The new tax, the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (the “Tax”), became law on February 12, 2021.
The Tax has been surrounded by controversy from...more
Oregon State Senator Fred Girod, a Republican from Stayton, Oregon (District 9), is sponsoring Senate Bill 787 ("SB 787"). If passed, SB 787 would repeal the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (the "CAT"). So far, the bill does...more
It is not unreasonable to anticipate that there will be a federal tax policy transformation following a change in the political control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. What may be...more
2/25/2021
/ Business Taxes ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Federal Taxes ,
Gift Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Section 1031 ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Policy ,
Tax Rates
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 -
In a bipartisan effort, H.R. 133-116th Congress: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021") overwhelmingly passed both the House and the...more
12/23/2020
/ Business Expenses ,
Business Taxes ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Relief ,
Trump Administration
On November 2, 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act (“Act”) was signed into law by President Barack Obama. One of the many provisions of the Act significantly impacted: (i) the manner in which entities taxed as partnerships are...more
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, companies in wide-ranging industries across the country have unprecedented numbers of employees working from remote locations. In a prior post, we discussed numerous issues that may...more
10/2/2020
/ B&O Tax ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Revenue ,
Gross Receipts Tax ,
Income Apportionment ,
Income Taxes ,
Local Taxes ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Preemption ,
Property Tax ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sales Tax ,
SALT ,
State Taxes ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning
When we thought times were bad enough with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest in our country, the West Coast, including the Pacific Northwest, was struck with unprecedented wildfires and massive windstorms,...more
9/18/2020
/ Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Natural Disasters ,
Popular ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
Wildfires
Notice 2020-32 As we also previously discussed, the IRS announced in Notice 2020-32 that, pursuant to Code Section 265, taxpayers whose PPP loans are forgiven cannot deduct the business expenses for which they used the...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more
9/2/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Social Security Taxes ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Relief ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withholding Tax
Earlier this year, the Idaho Supreme Court, in Noell Industries, Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Comm’n, --- P.3d ---- (2020), ruled that gain from the sale of membership interests in a limited liability company that had business...more
8/26/2020
/ Capital Gains ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
ID Supreme Court ,
Income Taxes ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Local Taxes ,
Membership Interest ,
Non-Business Income ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Planning ,
Unitary Business
During the first special session of 2020, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 4212 (“HB 4212”). Governor Kate Brown (the “Governor”) signed HB 4212 into law on June 30, 2020.
HB 4212 extends the time periods that...more
7/28/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Revenue ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
OR Supreme Court ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Litigation ,
Time Extensions
During the special session, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 4202 (“HB 4202”), which Governor Kate Brown signed into law on June 30, 2020. The legislation, which makes several technical and policy changes to the...more
7/15/2020
/ Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Exclusions ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rates ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Wholesale
As most people are aware, the 2019 income tax filing and payment deadlines for all taxpayers who file and pay their federal income taxes on April 15, 2020, were automatically extended until July 15, 2020. This relief is...more