STATE TAX KNOWLEDGE UPDATE (53 ITEMS) - AUGUST 3, 2018

The following are state tax and business developments I have curated since July 3rd, and posted in the LEVERAGE SALT LinkedIn group:

Some of the items may be on the same state/issue/topic, but they are from different sources which may give you a broader perspective to help your company or client.

1. New Jersey Closes Loophole, Increases Multi-Millionaires Rate

2. Alabama Announces Guidance in Response to Wayfair Decision

3. Michigan Provides Further Guidance on Impact of Federal Act

4. Remote Sellers Will Have Wisconsin Tax Duties Beginning October 1

5. Indiana Updates Remote Seller Guidance

6. Indiana Explains Income Taxes on Overseas Earnings

7. Enacted Louisiana law addresses the timing of expiring corporate income tax provisions

8. California OTA Issues Updated Draft of Proposed Permanent Regulations on Administration and Procedures of Appeals and Petitions for Rehearing

9. Indiana DOR Bulletin Discusses Recently Enacted Legislation, Including State Impact of IRC Sec. 965 Repatriation Provisions, GILTI, and IRC Sec. 163(j)

10. Maine Revenue Services Explains Procedures for Filing and/or Amending Returns Given State’s Nonconformity to Recent Federal Tax Law Changes

11. Pennsylvania: Bulletin Reflects New Law Reversing DOR’s Previous Policy by Allowing for Depreciation of 100% Bonus Property

12. New Jersey: New Law Requires Amnesty Program with Potential Waiver of 100% Penalties and 50% Interest

13. Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Holds that Taxpayer is a “Manufacturer” Required to Compute its Corporate Excise Tax Liability Using Single Sales Factor Apportionment

14. New Jersey: New Law Includes Mandatory Combined Reporting Regime, Market-Sourcing Provisions, CBT Surtax, and Responses to Some Provisions of the Federal 2017 Tax Act

15. New York: Appellate Court Affirms Tax Appeals Tribunal Ruling Addressing Bank’s Treatment of NOLs

16. Vermont: New Law Updates State Conformity to Internal Revenue Code; Responds to Some Provisions of the Federal 2017 Tax Act

17. Georgia DOR Explains Exclusion for Dividends from Sources Outside the US, Including Application of IRC Sec. 965 Provisions

18. North Carolina: New Law Modifies Sourcing Language for Receipts from Intangibles for Sales Factor Purposes

19. Oregon DOR Issues Administrative Rule on New State Repatriation Tax Credit Pursuant to IRC Sec. 965 Repatriation Income for Tax Year 2017

20. Connecticut Issues GILTI Guidance

21. North Carolina Changes Intangible Property Sourcing Rules

22. MTC Adopts Apportionment Regulation Amendments

23. Delaware Imposes Tax on Series LLCs

24. Utah Enacts Deferred Foreign Income Changes

25. Florida DOR Holds that Taxpayer May Include Certain Intercompany Sales with Foreign Affiliates in its Sales Factor

26. New Jersey Division of Taxation Explains Upcoming Amnesty Program with Potential Waiver of Penalties, Reduced Interest, and Non-Participation Penalties

27. Alaska: New Law Requires Public Utilities to Use MTC Three-Factor Apportionment Formula for Corporate Income Tax Purposes

28. Connecticut: New Guidance Issued on Treatment of GILTI for Corporation Business Tax Purposes

29. Minnesota DOR Discusses How 2017 Federal Tax Act May Affect Business Tax Returns for Tax Year 2018

30. Rhode Island DOT Comments on Some State Tax Impacts of the Federal 2017 Tax Act

31. Utah: New Law Clarifies Previously Enacted Legislation Involving IRC Sec. 965 Deferred Foreign Income, and Revises NOL Provisions

32. Rhode Island Adopts C Corp IRC Sec. 965 Regulations

33. California Taxpayer Cannot Force Retailer to Seek Sales Tax Refund

34. Minnesota Hosting SST Meeting to Discuss Wayfair

35. Maryland Issues Wayfair Guidance

36. Indiana Wayfair FAQ Page Talks Enforcement

37. SST Meets to Discuss Wayfair

38. Texas Provides Guidance on Wayfair Decision

39. Wayfair Decision Does Not Affect Rhode Island Remote Sellers

40. Minnesota Sets Remote Collection Date

41. Indiana Explains Impact of Wayfair

42. Nebraska Issues Guidance for Remote Sellers

43. Utah Enacts Economic Nexus Law

44. Alabama Explains Impact of Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

45. Michigan Issues Sales Tax Economic Nexus Guidelines

46. MTC Adopts Two Amended Model Rules Pursuant to Section 18 Alternative Apportionment Regulatory Project

47. Alabama DOR Issues Preliminary Guidance on Some State Impacts of the Federal 2017 Tax Act

48. Delaware: New Law Imposes Annual Tax on State-Registered Series LLCs

49. Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Disallowance of MBT Modified Gross Receipts Tax Base Deduction for Purchased Services

50. Vermont Department of Taxation Issues Certain Guidance on Federal 2017 Tax Act, Specifically the Inclusion of IRC 965 Income on State Returns

51. Arkansas DFA Says Remote Sellers Should Register and Collect Tax Pursuant to Recent US Supreme Court Decision that Overrules Quill

52. Kentucky DOR Updates Post- Wayfair Comments; Announces October 1 Enforcement Date and Reiterates Prospective Implementation

53. Nebraska DOR Comments on Recent US Supreme Court Decision that Overrules Quill, Including January 1, 2019 Enforcement Date and Promise of “No Retroactivity”

The above represents 'general curating' of state tax developments into one spot. If you still feel overwhelmed by the volume of state tax developments, please consider my 'custom curating' service. Meaning, clients hire LEVERAGE SALT to daily curate state tax developments relating to a specific industry, state(s), tax type and issue. You can make it as granular as you prefer. This allows you to reduce information overload, and only get the information you need to help your clients or company. This service is provided on a fixed-fee or subscription basis. Contact me at strahle@leveragesalt.com.