Comparing State Tax Amnesty to Voluntary Disclosure, Which Program is Best for Resolving State Tax Delinquencies
Practical SALT Guidance: A while back (a long while back), I wrote a post on State Tax Amnesty programs (August 2010) and a second post on State Tax Voluntary Disclosure programs (February 2011) – two options available for individual and business taxpayers who wish to resolve state tax delinquencies. The first post, “State Tax Amnesty: […]
E-Commerce/Internet Sales Tax, An Important Topic for Today’s Business
Taxes on E-Commerce! Now this is an area that is really exploding! My guess is that by now you’ve heard all about the controversial “Amazon Laws”, laws which have been enacted or are currently being legislated in several states. But just in case you’ve missed all the excitement, these presumptive nexus laws (what they’re really called) have […]
Voluntary Disclosure Programs: Another Avenue for Resolving State Tax Delinquencies
Practical SALT Guidance, State Tax Controversy Options: In the past, I’ve written about and explained State Tax Amnesty programs. (See my August 23, 2010 “Buzz” post, “State Tax Amnesty: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent Taxes, What Taxpayers Need to Know“) State tax amnesties have been very popular in the last few years as a […]
Federal Bonus Depreciation – A Potential Drain on State Revenues, States Expected to “Decouple”
On September 27, 2010, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (“Jobs and Credit Act”) into law. (See my AllBusiness.com October 4, 2010 post, “Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 Includes Beneficial Tax Provisions to Fuel Business Growth”, in which I explained several of the tax provisions that […]
Navigating Nexus, Published in the November 2010 Issue of the Journal of Accountancy
Nexus, nexus, nexus, aahhhh, NEXUS! The mere word can send a chill down the spine of a taxpayer who suspects its activities in a state may have created that sufficient “connection” or “tie” to subject him to a state’s income or other business tax, or to be subject to a state’s sales tax collection requirement. […]
State Tax Amnesty: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent State Taxes, What Taxpayers Need to Know
State Tax Amnesty Programs; it seems like every month one state or another announces a tax amnesty program. This perception isn’t far from reality as approximately thirteen states announced and completed tax amnesty programs in 2009. The amnesty trend continued in 2010 with at least fourteen more states (Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, […]