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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
Even with an increasing number of employers calling their workers back into the office following the pandemic, many employees across the United States are still working from home or otherwise working remotely. While many...more
Trust fund taxes are typically subject to responsible person laws that provide that people who have the power to remit tax, but fail to remit, are held personally responsible for the failure. Such “trust fund” taxes have that...more
Companies with workers who travel to other states for work (mobile workers) or those who work permanently from another state (remote workers) face unique state tax compliance challenges. For years, efforts to enact federal...more
New Mexico recently enacted legislation qualifying pass-through entities to make an annual election to pay an entity-level state tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. Here’s what it means for your oil...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
On June 24, 2021, the United States Supreme Court held a conference to review New Hampshire’s motion for leave that challenged Massachusetts’ taxation of wages earned by nonresident remote workers during the Covid-19 period....more
Governor Baker announced on Monday, May 17 that Massachusetts will end the COVID-19 state of emergency on June 15, 2021. Given this news, the Massachusetts Pandemic-related Temporary withholding tax rules will expire...more
As the COVID-19 vaccine has become readily available, and many employers contemplate employees returning to the office to work, both employers and employees have accelerated demands for new and permanent remote work location...more
Government mandated work-from-home orders have created a remote workforce, creating a host of complex state and local tax issues for both employers and their employees. Even as these orders expire, a common trend among...more
According to Justice Learned Hand, “Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to...more
On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) codified final regulations to extend Massachusetts income tax withholding to non-residents formerly commuting to Massachusetts but now telecommuting due to the...more
Massachusetts is taxing nonresidents who are working outside Massachusetts due to COVID-19. Seems unfair? Well New Hampshire agrees and has asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to bring suit against Massachusetts. Matt...more
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on our workforce. Companies were forced to quickly respond to a work-from-home model for its employees. Many employees began working from states other than the states in which their...more
Drums. Do you hear them? Along the western shore of the Hudson River. It seems that the unrest which began in New England earlier this year is spreading into the Mid-Atlantic States. The owner of a New York business that...more
On October 16, 2020, Maine Governor Janet Mills issued a press release addressing several COVID-19-related tax issues, and Maine Revenue Services today issued guidance providing further details....more
Stimulus Legislation Limbo- In has been 192 days since the President declared a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 outbreak. Across the country, businesses and communities were immediately placed on lockdown[ii] in...more
Since the onset of COVID-19, millions of employees have shifted from working in offices to working from home. By some estimates, more than 60 percent of employed Americans were working remotely in the spring of 2020, and more...more
COVID-19 has caused many companies to introduce or expand a remote work policy for employees, either in a temporary capacity or in a more permanent one. With a large number of companies' employees working remotely, several...more
Many South Carolinians who have been furloughed or laid-off from work have received unemployment benefits from the South Carolina Department of Workforce. These benefits have been increased under the federal Coronavirus Aid,...more
State tax agencies are addressing the withholding questions raised due to employees who are telecommuting from home in states other than the employer’s work location. Employees may also be telecommuting in states other than...more
With the majority of the nation facing limitations on business travel and mandatory stay-at-home orders, states and localities are beginning to issue guidance on the impact that COVID-19 disruptions will have on withholding...more
Employers must issue Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, to employees by January 31st, so you should have received yours by now. But have you ever actually stopped to look at your W-2? And do you know what it all means? Your...more