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Dec 17, 2024 | 
taxexecutive.org | Jeffrey Friedman |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
Every state that imposes a corporate income tax requires multistate businesses to apportion business income. The states’ methods of apportioning income, however, vary considerably and can produce inconsistent results. The United States Supreme Court sanctioned these differences in Moorman Mfg. Co. v.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Daniel Schlueter |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
Taxpayer, a fleet management company, leases vehicles to businesses pursuant to a lease agreement that contains a terminal rental adjustment clause (“TRAC”) which is a clause that adjusts the amount of rent due under the lease at the end of the lease based on the value of the vehicle at that time. Depending on the vehicle’s value, the lessee may owe additional rent at the end of the lease or be entitled to a refund of rent previously paid.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Ted Friedman |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a Board of Tax Appeals decision that found an out-of-state bank had a sufficient physical presence in the state to be subject to Washington’s Business & Occupation (B&O) tax. The bank did not have any employees or property in Washington, but issued credit cards, including private label credits cards, to customers in Washington.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ted Friedman |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a Board of Tax Appeals decision that found an out-of-state bank had a sufficient physical presence in the state to be subject to Washington’s Business & Occupation (B&O) tax. The bank did not have any employees or property in Washington, but issued credit cards, including private label credits cards, to customers in Washington.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Todd Betor |Michele Borens |Elizabeth S. Cha |Jonathan Feldman |Jeffrey Friedman |Ted Friedman | +22 more
This is the third edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT team hopes that you have found the SALT Scoreboard’s content useful. This edition includes discussions of forced combined reporting and a state False Claims Act, as well as a spotlight on Ohio cases.
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Scott Wright |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Sebastian G. Iagrossi |Scott Wright
The taxpayer, a designer, marketer, and wholesaler of apparel, footwear, jeans, and other fashion accessories, shipped products to Ohio-based distribution centers of major retailers and paid the commercial activity tax for all items shipped to the distribution centers, even those that were ultimately received by customers outside of Ohio.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Todd Betor |Michele Borens |Elizabeth S. Cha |Jonathan Feldman |Jeffrey Friedman |Ted Friedman | +20 more
On August 9, 2023, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) submitted its draft corporate franchise tax regulations for publication in the State Register – a significant and necessary step in the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) process to formally adopt regulations related to the sweeping reform of the state’s Corporation Franchise Tax that was enacted nearly a decade ago.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Todd Betor |Michele Borens |Elizabeth S. Cha |Jonathan Feldman |Jeffrey Friedman |Ted Friedman | +19 more
This is the second edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT team hopes that you have found the SALT Scoreboard’s content useful. This edition includes discussions of retroactive laws and manufacturer-specific apportionment formulas, as well as a spotlight on digital services cases.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Eric Tresh |Sebastian G. Iagrossi
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision and held that retroactive application of the 2014 revisions to the “prepaid telephone calling card” provision of the Tax Code were unconstitutional as applied to the taxpayer. Taxpayer, an authorized dealer for Boost Mobile (“Boost”), sold Boost prepaid wireless-service plans to customers, but did not collect and remit the sales tax on the transactions.
