COVID-19 Relief and State Tax: NOL Adjustments, 163(j), Payroll and Sales Tax, State-Specific Relief

Description

Just as we completed our understanding of the state tax implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act presents a new round of challenges for states, taxpayers, and practitioners. Specifically, the CARES Act makes certain adjustments to the TCJA provisions relating to the net operating losses (NOLs) under Section 172, interest expense limitation rules under Section 163(j), business losses under Section 461(l), and depreciation provisions under Section 168(k), among other changes. Similar to the TCJA, the state tax implications of the CARES Act will depend on the states’ conformity provisions to the Internal Revenue Code: (1) rolling, (2) fixed date, or (3) selective. This webinar will discuss how states conform or decouple from the IRC, which will assist to explain the implications of the CARES Act at the state level.

Other state developments related to COVID-19 will be discussed, including nexus and apportionment developments resulting from telecommuters and work-from-home orders as well as the implications to the state individual income tax and payroll withholding obligations. We will discuss which states have announced they will not seek to impose nexus due to employees temporarily working from home during the duration of the pandemic and states that have issued guidance on employee taxable wages and payroll withholding obligations for remote employees.

Lastly, our SALT experts will discuss the state and local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to business and individual tax return filing extensions, payment extensions, and late filing/payment penalty waivers and relief. Most states have jumped on board, offering time extensions or penalty relief for income taxes as well as payroll, sales, franchise, B&O, and other taxes. This remains a fluid area as new guidelines are being issued by states and localities on a nearly daily basis.

Listen as our SALT veterans get you up to date on state and local tax developments related to COVID-19 and the CARES Act, allowing taxpayers and advisers to understand the state tax impact to their clients and businesses.