Videocast: State Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform
Posted on Mar 28, 2018 in State and Local Tax
The state and local tax (SALT) implications of federal tax reform are numerous, yet still often unclear. With states releasing new law and guidance about federal tax reform, taxpayers must stay abreast of this very dynamic area of law. In this videocast, Todd Lard and Todd Betor discuss the gating question to the SALT implications of federal tax reform—state conformity to the IRC—along...
President Trump Considers Subjecting the Treasury to OMB Oversight
Posted on Mar 28, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
President Trump is considering whether to grant the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) oversight over regulations issued by the Treasury Department. While the Treasury Department has been exempt from OMB review since the 1980s with respect to tax regulations, President Trump’s move would end that autonomy and add an additional layer of review to forthcoming Treasury regulations....
House Provides a Fix for the “Grain Glitch” with Passage of the Omnibus Spending Bill
Posted on Mar 23, 2018 in News
Today, Congress approved an omnibus spending bill, a step toward averting a government shutdown that would otherwise occur this evening. The bill includes a fix to the so-called “grain glitch,” which addresses a technical error in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allows farmers who sell grain to cooperatives to have a lower tax liability than those who sell to other purchasers. In...
Georgia passes legislation to provide deduction of GILTI from the state tax base
Posted on Mar 22, 2018 in International Tax, State and Local Tax
On March 21, 2018, the Georgia Legislature passed SB 328 (the Bill) to exclude IRC § 951A (GILTI ) from Georgia taxable income. The Bill treats GILTI as Subpart F income for purposes of the deduction under OCGA § 48-7-21(b)(8). View the full Legal Alert.
“Phase Two” of Tax Cuts to Offer Permanence
Posted on Mar 19, 2018 in Individual Taxation, News
Congressional Republicans and the White House are pushing to pass another tax package this year to make permanent the recently enacted benefits for families and small businesses. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady stated that a second tax bill would provide a permanent extension to the individual tax cuts, the majority of which currently expire after 2025. These tax...
Idaho Enacts Corporate Income Tax Changes to Take Advantage of the Federal Tax Reform Legislation
Posted on Mar 16, 2018 in State and Local Tax
On March 12, 2018, Idaho’s governor signed into law H.B. 463 (the Bill), which provides a series of changes to Idaho’s income tax law in response to H.R. 1, popularly referred to as the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act). The main changes to Idaho tax law include: (i) conformity, for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018, to the IRC as of January 1, 2018; and (ii) the...
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: State and Local Tax Implications of Federal Tax Reform – International Tax Provisions
Posted on Mar 14, 2018 in International Tax, State and Local Tax
The state and local tax (SALT) impact of the recently enacted federal tax reform is still being assessed. Because of states’ broad conformity to the federal income tax laws, many of these changes will have an impact on taxpayers’ SALT liabilities. In their article for Bloomberg Tax, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Jeff Friedman, Todd Betor and Michael Spencer focus on the SALT...
Resignation of Treasury Official Expected to Result in Guidance Delays
Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary of Tax Policy Dana Trier stepped down from his position on February 23. Trier’s role focused on developing guidance on various aspects of the new tax reform law, including the partnership and international tax provisions. Practitioners have expressed concern that his departure will result in delays in issuing regulations, which could result in...Treasury Considering Treatment of Foreign Taxes Under Transition Tax
Under the new Tax Act, U.S. shareholders are charged a one-time tax on deferred foreign earnings of their foreign subsidiaries; these earnings and profits are measured as of November 2 if the amount is greater than on December 31. Taxpayers have brought to Treasury’s attention that the use of the November 2 date can result in an overstatement of earnings because foreign taxes...Treasury to Issue Regulations Limiting Exclusion to the New Carried Interest Holding Period to C Corporations
Posted on Mar 2, 2018 in News
The legislation formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extended the section 1061 carried interest holding period from one year to three years. However, section 1061(c)(4) provided an exception for “any interest in a partnership directly or indirectly held by a corporation.” The reference to a corporation arguably applies to both S corporations and C corporations, which provides...