The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (âDepartmentâ) recently published guidance stating that a nonresidentâs income will be sourced to New York State unless the nonresidentâs remote work location meets the âbona fide employer officeâ exception to the âconvenience of the employer test.â Specifically, the Department addressed a question in its FAQs regarding how to source income for Personal Income Tax purposes where a nonresidentâs primary office is in New York, but the…
In the closely watched âPaula Trustâ case, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District held that all of a trustâs California source income is subject to California income tax even though one of the trustees was a nonresident. Steuer v. Franchise Tax Board, No. A154691 (Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. June 29, 2020). The trustâs non-California source income would be apportionable. California imposes income tax on 100% of a trustâs income if all trustees…
The Baker McKenzie State and Local Tax (SALT) Subpractice Group is presenting a series of short webinars to keep members of the SALT community abreast of recent developments in these less than certain times. We hope you will attend so we can stay connected as we address these issues together. The next session in the series, Handling a State Tax Controversy, will take place on Wednesday, June 10 at 1:00 pm ET. If you would…
Numerous states have provided tax relief in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, often in the form of tax filing and payment deadline extensions. At this time, 41 states and Washington, D.C. have provided a corporate income tax filing and/or payment deadline extension. Most recently, Florida extended its May 1, 2020 corporate income tax deadlines to August 3, 2020 for filing and June 1, 2020 for payment. Since the payment deadline is sooner than the filing deadline, the Florida Department of Revenue advised corporate taxpayers to submit payments based on their best estimate of the tax that would be due with the return. Some states have also extended income tax deadlines for partnerships and other business entities and many states have extended individual income tax deadlines.