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Coronavirus Relief Bill Attempts to Address SALT Matters for Telecommuting Employees

July 29, 2020 by Maria Eberle and Mark Yopp 3 Mins Read

On Monday, July 27, the Senate Finance Committee released draft legislative provisions (“COVID-19 Bill”) regarding the next iteration of Coronavirus relief. Somewhat surprisingly, the provisions include the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, which was introduced earlier this year as S. 3995 by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jon Thune (R-SD). S. 3995 appears to be based on S. 604, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (“Mobile Workforce Act”), which was…

State and Local Tax Responses to COVID-19: Corporate Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax Deadline Extensions [Updated May 3, 2020]

May 4, 2020 by Bobby Albaral, Ted Bots, Scott Brandman, Maria Eberle, Lindsay LaCava, Stephen Long, David Pope, Mike Shaikh, Mark Yopp, Nicole Ford, Dmitrii Gabrielov, Rob Galloway, Drew Hemmings, Garrett Kinkelaar, Jimmy Lucas, Trevor Mauck, Kelsey Muraoka, Roman Patzner, Katherine Piazza and Michael Tedesco 2 Mins Read

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.

State and Local Tax Responses to COVID-19: Corporate Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax Deadline Extensions

April 16, 2020 by Bobby Albaral, Ted Bots, Scott Brandman, Maria Eberle, Lindsay LaCava, Stephen Long, David Pope, Mike Shaikh, Mark Yopp, Nicole Ford, Dmitrii Gabrielov, Rob Galloway, Drew Hemmings, Garrett Kinkelaar, Jimmy Lucas, Trevor Mauck, Kelsey Muraoka, Roman Patzner, Katherine Piazza and Michael Tedesco 1 Min Read

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, 40 states and Washington, D.C. have provided a corporate income tax filing and/or payment deadline extension. Some of these states have conformed to the July 15 federal corporate income tax extension date, while others have extended to an earlier or later date. Some states have also extended income tax…

State and Local Tax Responses to COVID-19: States Respond to Federal Income Tax Filing Extension; COVID-19 Causes Property Tax Assessment Complications; Tax Litigation Delays Continue

March 25, 2020 by Bobby Albaral, Ted Bots, Scott Brandman, Maria Eberle, Lindsay LaCava, Stephen Long, David Pope, Mike Shaikh, Mark Yopp, Nicole Ford, Dmitrii Gabrielov, Rob Galloway, Drew Hemmings, Garrett Kinkelaar, Jimmy Lucas, Trevor Mauck, Kelsey Muraoka, Roman Patzner, Katherine Piazza and Michael Tedesco 8 Mins Read

States continue to provide relief in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This week, numerous states responded to the federal income tax filing extension, and we expect additional states to respond in the coming days. Some states are also offering relief for non-income business taxes, and much of the relief is limited to small- to mid-size businesses. Furthermore, COVID-19 is causing complications in property tax assessments, payments, and appeals.