State and Local Taxes

The States of New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey filed a federal court lawsuit this week challenging the constitutionality of the new $10,000 cap on the federal tax deduction
Continue Reading Four States File Lawsuit Seeking to Invalidate New Federal Cap on State and Local Tax Deduction

Today the Internal Revenue Service notified taxpayers that it will soon be issuing regulations addressing the deductibility of state and local tax payments for federal income tax purposes. The IRS
Continue Reading IRS Cautions Taxpayers Regarding Efforts to Bypass New State and Local Tax Deduction Caps

The State of Minnesota has joined the growing list of states that are criminally prosecuting business owners for using “zapper” programs to commit tax evasion.  Yesterday the Minnesota Department of
Continue Reading Minnesota Joins Widening Crackdown on “Zappers” With Announcement of State’s First Criminal Convictions for Using Sales Suppression Devices

Calling it the largest sales suppression software case in state history, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the filing of criminal charges last week against the owner of six
Continue Reading State Crackdown on “Zappers” Continues: Washington State AG Files $5.6 Million Criminal Tax Case Against Restauranteur

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue this week will start mailing “non-participation penalty assessments” to delinquent taxpayers who failed to participate in the 2017 Tax Amnesty program, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell


Continue Reading Pennsylvania to Begin Issuing Penalty Assessments to Taxpayers Who Ignored 2017 Amnesty Program