July 18, 2024 July 18, 2024 State lawmakers across the country navigated budget challenges and slowing revenue growth in 2024. This challenge was made worse by the winding down of temporary federal pandemic aid, coinciding with deep, permanent tax cuts. The impact of those tax cuts becomes clearer as they weigh on the ability of … Read more
We know that “privately, Trump has told allies that he is keenly interested in cutting corporate tax rates again,” according to The Washington Post, even as corporate profits hit near record highs in 2023. The Post also reported that “Trump’s advisers…have discussed proposals to make deeper cuts to the overall corporate tax rate, potentially to … Read more
The New York City Department of Finance is expected to deviate from the New York State corporate tax reform regulations in several key areas, including the application of unincorporated business tax sourcing rules for corporate partners, authorizing deviations from statutory apportionment methods based on individual facts and circumstances, allocating income from passive investment customers using an 8% fixed allocation, increasing the threshold for taxpayers to use a billing address “safe harbor,” and retaining excess inclusion in income for holders of residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits.
On April 1, 2024, Maryland lawmakers are considering enacting worldwide combined reporting (WWCR) to calculate state corporate tax more accurately and prevent tax avoidance by corporations. The Tax Foundation published a blog criticizing WWCR, but their arguments were debunked by experts. WWCR aims to tax Maryland income regardless of offshore shifting and will make forecasting easier. The Tax Foundation’s ties to corporations known for tax avoidance raise concerns about their opposition to WWCR. WWCR is seen as a sensible reform to ensure fair taxation of multinational corporations in Maryland.