Tax
Re-examining the Wayfair U.S. Supreme Court Decision Two Years Later
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2018 landmark ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. has greatly increased exposure to sales tax for businesses with interstate sales by overturning the physical presence…
Continue ReadingIRS: Deadline to Return Distributions to Retirement Accounts is Aug. 31
The Internal Revenue Service reminds IRA owners, beneficiaries or workplace retirement plan participants who received a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) this year that they have until August 31 to rollover…
Continue ReadingIRS Unveils “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams for 2020
The Internal Revenue Service announced its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including Economic Impact…
Continue ReadingIRS Issues Final Regulations on Business Interest Expense Deduction Limitation
The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (PDF) regarding the provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that limits the deduction for business interest expense, including basic statutory amendments…
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July 1, 2020: City of Philadelphia Wage Tax Rate Increase for Non-Residents
The new Wage Tax rate for non-residents of Philadelphia who are subject to the Philadelphia City Wage Tax is 3.5019% (.035019). The Wage Tax rate for residents of Philadelphia remains 3.8712% (.038712)…
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IRS Disallows Deduction on Expenses Paid with PPP Forgiveness Money
One of the most important aspects of the CARES Act was the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Obtaining a PPP loan has been the priority for most small and mid-size businesses. It was so popular…
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April 15th Filing Deadline Extended to July 15th
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced today that the deadline for filing tax returns has been extended from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020. The Treasury had previously extended the tax return payment…
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NJ Enacts Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax
New Jersey has enacted legislation creating: an elective entity-level alternative income tax (AIT) for pass-through businesses; and an offsetting credit to taxpayers who receive income from a pass-through…
Continue ReadingRedesigned 2020 Form W-4
The Form W-4 for 2020 and after has been redesigned so that employees will no longer be able to request adjustments to their withholding using withholding allowances. The employee uses the redesigned Form…
Continue ReadingChanges to Philadelphia’s 10-Year Tax Abatement
Two decades since the program started, Philadelphia City Council unanimously voted to change a controversial tax abatement for new builds within city limits. What was the 10-year tax abatement? The tax…
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