US: Hawaii lowers pass-through entity tax, allows tax credit carry-overs
The governor of the US state of Hawaii, Josh Green, recently signed a bill (S.B. 2725) into law reducing its pass-through entity (PTE) tax rate to 9% on 19 June, 2024. This bill amends the state's PTE taxation law to apply to taxable years
See MoreUS: IRS extends tax relief for individuals and businesses impacted by severe weather in southern New Mexico
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in release NM-2024-05 published on 26 June 2024, announced a relief for individuals and businesses in southern New Mexico that were affected by the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and flooding that began on 17
See MoreUS: Maine consults proposals to amend non-resident income tax rules
The Maine Revenue Services (MRS) has presented proposals for amending the state's non-resident income tax rules. MRS suggests amending Rule 806 (Nonresident Individual Income Tax) to repeal the provision relating to income from an entity with a
See MoreUS: IRS extends tax relief for individuals and business impacted by severe weather in Oklahoma
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release—OK-2024-02 on 25 June 2024, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in Oklahoma affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on 19 May,
See MoreUS: IRS extends tax relief for individuals and business impacted by severe weather in Florida
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release—FL-2024-06 on 25 June 2024, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in Florida affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on 10 May,
See MoreUS: Vermont approves new tax rules for remote software access
The US state of Vermont has enacted a new bill that makes changes regarding the taxation of remotely accessed software. The legislation was approved despite a veto from Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott. The bill categorises taxable tangible
See MoreUS: Oklahoma exempts digital mining equipment from sales and use tax
The state of Oklahoma enacted House Bill 1600 on 30 May, 2024, introducing a new sales and use tax exemption for specific equipment used in digital asset mining. This exemption covers sales of machinery, equipment, and electricity used for
See MoreUS: Arkansas passed bill to reduce corporate tax, individual income tax
The state of Arkansas announced the enactment of Senate Bill 1 during its 94th General Assembly, introducing significant personal income tax and corporate income tax reductions. The bill lowers corporate income taxes by changing the top rate from
See MoreUS: IRS releases updated research credit form to ease taxpayer burden
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the release of draft Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities, also known as the Research Credit, on 21 June, 2024. The IRS received helpful comments from various external stakeholders
See MoreUS: IRS announces suspension of tax treaty with Russia
The US IRS has released Announcement 2024-26 regarding the suspension of the 1992 tax treaty with Russia. The suspension will take effect on 16 August, 2024, for taxes withheld at source and in respect of other taxes, and will continue until the two
See MoreUS: Supreme Court upholds mandatory repatriation tax
On 20 June, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion on Moore v. United States. This case addresses the one-time mandatory repatriation tax enacted under the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. As previously reported, the repatriation tax
See MoreUS: IRS issues guidelines on inventory valuation methods
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an updated practice unit on inventory valuation methods, specifically addressing the Lower of Cost or Market (LCM) approach. The practice unit's general overview comprises the following: There
See MoreUS: California’s Senate Bill 167 introduces revenue raising measures
The US state of California’s Senate Bill 167 proposes several revenue raising measures. The bill, which is still pending signature, pertains to corporate income tax and suspends net operating losses (NOLs) for the 2024, 2025, and 2026 tax
See MoreUS: Treasury confirms suspension of tax treaty with Russia
On 17 June 2024, the US Department of Treasury announced that the United States had provided formal notice to the Russian Federation to confirm the suspension of the operation of Paragraph 4 of Article 1 and Articles 5-21 and 23 of the Convention
See MoreUS: IRS and Treasury issues guidance to tackle abusive basis shifting in partnerships
On 17 June, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release, announced a new regulatory initiative to close a major tax loophole exploited by large, complex partnerships. This initiative is one step
See MoreUS: IRS and Treasury issue guidelines on partnership basis shifting transactions
On 17 June 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a release—FS-2024-21 issued a guidance on the inappropriate use of partnership rules to inflate the basis of the underlying assets without causing any
See MoreUS schedules FATCA IDES testing for July
The FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) International Data Exchange Service (IDES) will undergo its next testing phase, as announced by the IRS yesterday, 13 June 2024. FATCA IDES will be migrating to an updated system and vendor on
See MoreUS: IRS extends tax relief for Arkansas taxpayers impacted by severe weather
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release – AR-2024-01 – published on 6 June 2024, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Arkansas that were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and
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