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The U.S. states’ tireless attempts at diminishing protections afforded under Public Law 86-272 (“P.L. 86-272”) have been headlining the state tax press for the last several years. For example, we saw, among other developments: (1) the MTC publish its revised Statement of Information (“MTC Statement of Information”) outlining proposed protected and unprotected activities under P.L. 86-272, including certain activities conducted over the Internet; (2) states (including California, New Jersey and New York) publish guidance seeking…

The City of Chicago recently issued nexus guidance and a limited safe harbor for City tax purposes in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling and the State of Illinois’ statutory economic nexus standards. True to form, the City implemented its new nexus standards by executive action via publication of a “nexus and safe harbor” “information bulletin” on its website (available on the City’s website, here), as opposed to the Chicago City Council more formally (and more appropriately) adopting a new ordinance.

Many employees continue to telecommute due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  As discussed in our previous blog post on state tax nexus and apportionment issues, out-of-state employers may need to consider whether a telecommuting employee’s activities could create nexus, exceed Public Law 86-272 protections, or impact the employer’s state income tax apportionment factor (particularly in states with a payroll factor or a sales factor where receipts are sourced based on cost of performance).

Many employees are now telecommuting due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  In our previous blog post, we discussed employers’ potential withholding issues as a result of employees working remotely.  In this blog post, we will discuss potential nexus and apportionment issues due to employees working remotely.